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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glow \Glow\ (gl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowed} (gl[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glowing}.] [AS. gl[=o]wan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. gl["u]hen, Icel. gl[=o]a, Dan. gloende glowing. [root]94. Cf. {Gloom}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent. [1913 Webster] Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc. [1913 Webster] Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] And glow with shame of your proceedings. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn. [1913 Webster] Did not his temples glow In the same sultry winds and acrching heats? --Addison. [1913 Webster] The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism. [1913 Webster] With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. --Pope. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glow \Glow\, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] Fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glow \Glow\, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence. [1913 Webster] 2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks. [1913 Webster] 3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor. [1913 Webster] The red glow of scorn. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: glow n 1: an alert and refreshed state [syn: {freshness}, {glow}] 2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: {luminescence}, {glow}] 3: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: {incandescence}, {glow}] 4: a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret" 5: a steady even light without flames 6: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: {radiance}, {glow}, {glowing}] 7: an appearance of reflected light [syn: {gleam}, {gleaming}, {glow}, {lambency}] v 1: emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden" 2: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}, {shine}] 3: shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning" [syn: {burn}, {glow}] 4: be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow" 5: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {radiate}, {shine}]