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glowing

[gloh-ing] / ˈgloʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
burning, bright
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flaming florid flushed gleaming luminous vibrant vivid
STRONG
beaming flush red rich sanguine suffused warm
WEAK
aglow lambent lustrous phosphorescent rubicund ruddy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull pale pallid
STRONG
sad unhappy
WEAK
unenthusiastic unsmiling
ADJECTIVE
very happy, enthusiastic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing burning fiery flaming rhapsodic
STRONG
eager heated keen rave
WEAK
adulatory ardent avid complimentary desirous ecstatic eulogistic fervent fervid fierce hot-blooded impassioned laudatory panegyrical passionate zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool
STRONG
unenthusiastic
WEAK
dull unhappy unsmiling

Example Sentences

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Viewed edge-on, the disk resembles a hamburger with a dark center surrounded by glowing layers of dust and gas above and below it.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

When activated, the thruster produced a bright, glowing plume as its outer electrode heated up and emitted a vivid red stream of plasma.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The brown house in the southwestern Los Angeles suburb was cordoned off, glowing red and blue under flashing police lights.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

On the final night of this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, performing before hundreds of revelers at the center of a glowing pyramid, DJ Sara Landry reached a Zen state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The glowing light of our room’s window beckons to me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy