Used in a Sentence

glow

How to use glow in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for glow.

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Teacher I guess saw the glow coming from the room.

Examples14
Definitions12
Parts of speech2

Quick take

an alert and refreshed state

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of glow gathered in one view.

noun

an alert and refreshed state

noun

light from nonthermal sources

noun

the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for glow.

noun

an alert and refreshed state

noun

the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

noun

a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret"

noun

a steady even light without flames

noun

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

verb

emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"

verb

have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

verb

shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"

verb

be exuberant or high-spirited; "Make the people's hearts glow"

verb

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"

Example sentences

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Teacher I guess saw the glow coming from the room.

2

It talks to you, you can see it glow green, it lights up when you walk under it.

3

You don't really need a touch screen, a glow light, and the ads are not a big deal.

4

Or just a bunch of $50 sprouts that only glow in the most technical sense of the word?

5

All 5 displays have a strange blue glow exactly in the centre of the screen when the screen is displaying pure black.

6

This is what we all wanted, and now we can reap what we have sown, while the gentle glow of the chrome url box lights up our screen.

7

Ceiling-mounted halogen tubes cast a low glow that leaves the corners dark.

8

Also, the charge led is very bright, so when it's charging on my nightstand, there is a bright orange glow pointing at things.

9

He groggily stumbled down the stairs and into the room to find his 3 year old son, covered with a blinking glow, sitting at the keyboard.

10

Alternatively, be that celebrity yourself, so that people want to contribute to your site to bask in your reflected glow.

11

For some people, things come first in their life, and they surround themselves with people who will help them achieve those things, or ones who have already achieved them so they can bask in their glow.

12

In many companies, OOP acolytes glow in the managerial sun like Dudley Dursley, despite the general crappitude of their ideas.

13

Your eyes twinkled from the glow of rows upon rows of monitors in the darkened computer lab as you witnessed in awe the impossible patterns of code and text manipulation that flashed across the screen.

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> "Immediately, all eight scientists in the room felt a wave of heat accompanied by a blue glow as the plutonium sphere vomited an invisible burst of gamma and neutron radiation into the room.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use glow in a sentence?

Teacher I guess saw the glow coming from the room.

What does glow mean?

an alert and refreshed state

What part of speech is glow?

glow is commonly used as noun, verb.