glowing

glowing
1. noun
The action of the verb glow.
a) That glows or glow.

glowing embers

b) Full of praise.

He received glowing references from his previous employers.


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  • glowing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ expressing great praise: a glowing report. DERIVATIVES glowingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • glowing — index moving (evoking emotion), vehement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • glowing — glow|ing [ glouıŋ ] adjective 1. ) full of praise: a glowing reference/report: a glowing reference from her former employer in glowing terms: Lewis wrote in glowing terms about life in the West Indies. 2. ) burning gently with an orange or red… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • glowing — UK [ˈɡləʊɪŋ] / US [ˈɡloʊɪŋ] adjective 1) burning gently with an orange or red colour the glowing embers of the fire a) shining with a soft warm light b) glowing colours are bright and look warm 2) glowing skin looks warm and healthy 3) full of… …   English dictionary

  • glowing — glow|ing [ˈgləuıŋ US ˈglou ] adj 1.) glowing report/account/description etc a report etc that is full of praise ▪ I ve had glowing reports from Neil about your work. 2.) in glowing terms using a lot of praise ▪ He speaks of you in glowing terms.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glowing — adjective 1 glowing report/account/description etc a report etc full of praise: Her supervisor gave her a glowing reference. 2 in glowing terms using a lot of praise: He speaks of you in glowing terms. glowingly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • glowing — adjective 1) glowing coals Syn: bright, shining, radiant, glimmering, flickering, twinkling, incandescent, luminous, luminescent; lit (up), lighted, illuminated, ablaze; aglow, smoldering 2) his glow …   Thesaurus of popular words

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  • Glowing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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