glow

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɡləʊ/
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• General-American: /ɡloʊ/
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• rhymes with -əʊ
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• CMU ARPABET: G L OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The verb is derived from Middle English glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light without flame; of a thing: to be heated until red hot; to be brightly coloured; to shine brightly; (figurative) to be filled with emotion; of the face, etc.: to turn red, flush; etc.”), and then either: * from Old English glōwan (“to glow”) (a strong verb), from Proto-West Germanic *glōan (“to glow”); or * because the Middle English and modern English words are weak verbs, possibly from Old Norse *glówa, thought to be a variant of glóa (“to glow”), also a weak verb; both from Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to glow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵhleh1- (“to shine, glow; to be shining, glowing”). Possibly a doublet of glass. The noun is derived from the verb. cognates * Dutch gloeien * Finnish loistaa * German glühen * Norwegian glo * Old Norse glóa (Danish glo, Icelandic glóa, Swedish glo) * Saterland Frisian gloie, glöie, gluuje * West Frisian gloeie

From Late Middle English glouen (“to gaze, stare”); further etymology uncertain, possibly either: * from glouen, glowen (“to give off heat and light without flame; of a thing: to be heated until red hot; to be brightly coloured; to shine brightly; (figurative) to be filled with emotion; of the face, etc.: to turn red, flush; etc.”); or * from Old Norse glóa (“to shine”) (whence Norwegian Nynorsk glo (“to stare”) and Swedish glo (“to stare”)). See further at etymology 1.

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: нажеженост (nažeženost) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Chinese Mandarin: 輝光 /辉光 (huīguāng) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Dutch: gloed — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Esperanto: brilo — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Finnish: hehku — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• French: lueur — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• German: Glühen — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Hindi: चमक (camak) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Ingrian: äky — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Ingrian: lens — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Italian: alone — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Italian: luminescenza — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Italian: luccichio — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Māori: kokomea — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Māori: pākurakura — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Māori: papakura (of an aurora) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Māori: uranga — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Norwegian Bokmål: glød — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Norwegian Nynorsk: glød — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: blask — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: łuna — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: poblask — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: pobrzask — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: poświata — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Polish: żar — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Russian: сия́ние (sijánije) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Russian: свече́ние (svečénije) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Russian: зарево (zarevo) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Spanish: resplandeciente — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Spanish: resplandor — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Ukrainian: ся́йво (sjájvo) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Ukrainian: сві́чення (svíčennja) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Ukrainian: світі́ння (svitínnja) — state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object
• Finnish: hehku — state of heat being emitted by a person or an animal’s body
• Bulgarian: сияние (sijanie) — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Finnish: hehku — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• French: éclat — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• French: lueur — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Greek: ανταύγεια (antávgeia) — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Italian: ardore — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Italian: calore — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Italian: splendore — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Māori: kōruhi — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Norwegian Bokmål: glød — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Norwegian Nynorsk: glød — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Polish: blask — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Polish: ciepło — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Polish: gorąco — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Romanian: roșeață — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Russian: сия́ние (sijánije) — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Russian: свече́ние (svečénije) — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Spanish: rubor — state of brightness or warmth of colour
• Finnish: hehku — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Italian: luminescenza — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Italian: luccichio — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Polish: blask — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Polish: zapał — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Polish: żarliwość — condition of being passionate or having warm feelings — see also ardor
• Arabic: أَشَعَّ (ʔašaʕʕa) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Bulgarian: грея (greja) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Bulgarian: светя (svetja) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Chinese Mandarin: 發光 /发光 (fāguāng) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Chinese Mandarin: 發亮 /发亮 (fāliàng) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Danish: gløde — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Esperanto: ardi — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Finnish: hehkua — to emit heat and light without a flame
• French: briller — to emit heat and light without a flame
• French: luire — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Georgian: ნათება (nateba) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Georgian: კიაფი (ḳiapi) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Georgian: გამოკრთომა (gamoḳrtoma) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Georgian: გამოშუქება (gamošukeba) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• German: glühen — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Hindi: चमकना (camaknā) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Hungarian: izzik — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Ingrian: hehkua — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Māori: tūwhā — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Norwegian: gløde — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Occitan: escandilhar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Occitan: lusir — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Occitan: brilhar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Old English: glōwan — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Polish: jarzyć się — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Polish: żarzyć się — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Portuguese: brilhar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Russian: свети́ться (svetítʹsja) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Russian: рдеть (rdetʹ) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Russian: пыла́ть (pylátʹ) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: fulgir — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: fulgurar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: iluminar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: brillar — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: arder — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: resplandecer — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Spanish: estar al rojo vivo — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Swedish: glöda — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Ukrainian: світи́тися (svitýtysja) — to emit heat and light without a flame
• Finnish: hehkua — of a fire: to emit heat and light
• Catalan: brillar — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Czech: zářit — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Czech: vyzařovat — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Finnish: hohtaa — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• German: leuchten — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Ingrian: kuumattaa — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Italian: brillare — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Latin: luceō — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Latin: clāricō — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Occitan: treslusir — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Occitan: brilhar — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Polish: świecić — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Polish: lśnić — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Portuguese: brilhar — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Russian: свети́ться (svetítʹsja) — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Russian: сия́ть (sijátʹ) — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Spanish: brillar — to emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature — see also shine
• Czech: hřát — to be very hot
• Czech: vyzařovat — to be very hot
• Finnish: hohkata — to be very hot
• French: irradier — to be very hot
• German: abstrahlen — to be very hot
• Hungarian: izzik — to be very hot
• Māori: tūwhā — to be very hot
• Occitan: irradiar — to be very hot
• Polish: jarzyć się — to be very hot
• Polish: żarzyć się — to be very hot
• Romanian: iradia — to be very hot
• Russian: свети́ться (svetítʹsja) — to be very hot
• Russian: пыла́ть (pylátʹ) — to be very hot
• Spanish: irradiar — to be very hot
• Finnish: hohtaa — of a colour: to be bright; of a thing: to have a bright colour
• Bulgarian: сияя (sijaja) — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Esperanto: ardi — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Finnish: hehkua — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Hebrew: זרח — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Hebrew: קרן — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Occitan: rajar — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Occitan: irradiar — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Polish: pałać — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Polish: promienieć — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Portuguese: irradiar — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Russian: свети́ться (svetítʹsja) — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Russian: сия́ть (sijátʹ) — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Spanish: brillar — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Swedish: skina — of a person: to display intense emotion
• Finnish: kuumoittaa — of a person’s body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush as well
• Finnish: palaa — of a person’s body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to flush as well
• Czech: vypadat nadšeně — to gaze intently — see also gaze
• Czech: být nadšený — to gaze intently — see also gaze
• Finnish: tuijottaa — to gaze intently — see also gaze
• Occitan: mirar — to gaze intently — see also gaze
• Finnish: hehkua — to be involved in an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation
• Finnish: hehkua — to create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation
• Finnish: leiskuta — to emit (flame)
• Finnish: kieliä — to expose (someone) to the authorities