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Glow vs. Glew — What's the Difference?

Glow vs. Glew — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Glow and Glew

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Glow

Give out steady light without flame
The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

Glew

Obsolete form of glue

Glow

A steady radiance of light or heat
The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city

Glew

(nonstandard) glow

Glow

To shine brightly and steadily, especially without a flame
Embers glowed in the furnace.
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Glew

See Glue.

Glow

To have a bright, warm, usually reddish color
The children's cheeks glowed from the cold.

Glow

To flush; blush.

Glow

To be exuberant or radiant
Parents glowing with pride.

Glow

A light produced by a body heated to luminosity; incandescence.

Glow

Brilliance or warmth of color, especially redness
"the evening glow of the city streets when the sun has gone behind the tallest houses" (Seán O'Faoláin).

Glow

A sensation of physical warmth.

Glow

A warm feeling, as of pleasure or well-being.

Glow

To emit light as if heated.
The fire was still glowing after ten hours.

Glow

(copulative) To radiate thermal heat.
Iron glows red hot when heated to near its melting point.
After their workout, the gymnasts' faces were glowing red.

Glow

To display intense emotion.
The zealots glowed with religious fervor.
You are glowing from happiness!

Glow

To gaze especially passionately at something.

Glow

To shine brightly and steadily.
The new baby's room glows with bright, loving colors.

Glow

(transitive) To make hot; to flush.

Glow

(intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

Glow

To be related to or part of an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.

Glow

To expose someone to the authorities.

Glow

To create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.

Glow

The light given off by a glowing object.

Glow

The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

Glow

The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
He had a bright red glow on his face.

Glow

To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.

Glow

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.
Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.
And glow with shame of your proceedings.

Glow

To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
Did not his temples glowIn the same sultry winds and acrching heats?
The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.

Glow

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.
With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.
Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.

Glow

To make hot; to flush.
Fans, whose wind did seemTo glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.

Glow

White or red heat; incandscence.

Glow

Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.

Glow

Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.
The red glow of scorn.

Glow

Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

Glow

An alert and refreshed state

Glow

Light from nonthermal sources

Glow

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

Glow

A feeling of considerable warmth;
The glow of new love
A glow of regret

Glow

A steady even light without flames

Glow

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

Glow

An appearance of reflected light

Glow

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

Glow

Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;
Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna

Glow

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

Glow

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

Glow

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

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