Glow vs. Grow

Glowverb

To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

‘The fire was still glowing after ten hours.’;

Growverb

(ergative) To become bigger.

‘Children grow quickly.’;

Glowverb

To radiate some emotional quality like light.

‘The zealots glowed with religious fervor.’; ‘You are glowing from happiness!’;

Growverb

(intransitive) To appear or sprout.

‘Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.’; ‘A long tail began to grow from his backside.’;

Glowverb

To gaze especially passionately at something.

Growverb

(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

‘He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.’; ‘Have you ever grown your hair before?’;

Glowverb

To radiate thermal heat.

‘Iron glows red hot when heated to near its melting point.’; ‘After their workout, the gymnasts' faces were glowing red.’;

Growverb

(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.

‘The boy grew wise as he matured.’; ‘The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.’; ‘You have grown strong.’;

Glowverb

To shine brightly and steadily.

‘The new baby's room glows with bright, loving colors.’;

Growverb

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

Glowverb

(transitive) To make hot; to flush.

Growverb

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; - said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

Glowverb

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

Growverb

To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.

‘Winter began to grow fast on.’; ‘Even just the sum that I do owe to youIs growing to me by Antipholus.’;

Glownoun

The state of a glowing object.

Growverb

To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.

‘Where law faileth, error groweth.’;

Glownoun

The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

Growverb

To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.

‘For his mindHad grown Suspicion's sanctuary.’;

Glownoun

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.’;

Growverb

To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

‘Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.’; ‘These wars have grown out of commercial considerations.’;

Glowverb

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.’;

Growverb

To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.

Glowverb

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.’;

Growverb

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;

‘The weather turned nasty’; ‘She grew angry’;

Glowverb

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.’;

Growverb

become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;

‘The problem grew too large for me’; ‘Her business grew fast’;

Glowverb

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.’;

Growverb

increase in size by natural process;

‘Corn doesn't grow here’; ‘In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees’;

Glowverb

To make hot; to flush.

‘Fans, whose wind did seemTo glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.’;

Growverb

cause to grow or develop;

‘He grows vegetables in his backyard’;

Glownoun

White or red heat; incandscence.

Growverb

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;

‘He matured fast’; ‘The child grew fast’;

Glownoun

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

Growverb

come into existence; take on form or shape;

‘A new religious movement originated in that country’; ‘a love that sprang up from friendship’; ‘the idea for the book grew out of a short story’; ‘An interesting phenomenon uprose’;

Glownoun

Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.

‘The red glow of scorn.’;

Growverb

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;

‘The Bordeaux region produces great red wines’; ‘They produce good ham in Parma’; ‘We grow wheat here’; ‘We raise hogs here’;

Glownoun

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

Growverb

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);

‘He grew a beard’; ‘The patient developed abdominal pains’; ‘I got funny spots all over my body’; ‘Well-developed breasts’;

Glownoun

an alert and refreshed state

Growverb

grow emotionally or mature;

‘The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten’; ‘When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior’;

Glownoun

light from nonthermal sources

Growverb

become attached by or as if by the process of growth;

‘The tree trunks had grown together’;

Glownoun

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

Growverb

(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically

‘he would watch Nick grow to manhood’; ‘grown men don't act so stupidly’;

Glownoun

a feeling of considerable warmth;

‘the glow of new love’; ‘a glow of regret’;

Growverb

(of a plant) germinate and develop

‘morels grow in a variety of places’;

Glownoun

a steady even light without flames

Growverb

cause (plants) to germinate and develop

‘more land was needed to grow crops for export’;

Glownoun

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

Growverb

allow or cause (a part of the body) to grow or develop

‘if a newt's leg is amputated, it will grow a new one’; ‘she grew her hair long’;

Glownoun

an appearance of reflected light

Growverb

(of something abstract) come into existence and develop

‘a school of painting grew up in Cuzco’; ‘the play grew out of a drama school project’;

Glowverb

emit a steady even light without flames;

‘The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden’;

Growverb

become larger or greater over a period of time; increase

‘turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years’;

Glowverb

especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink;

‘Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna’;

Growverb

develop or expand (something, especially a business)

‘entrepreneurs who are struggling to grow their businesses’;

Glowverb

shine intensely, as if with heat;

‘The coals were glowing in the dark’; ‘The candles were burning’;

Growverb

become gradually or increasingly

‘sharing our experiences we grew braver’;

Glowverb

be exuberant or high-spirited;

‘Make the people's hearts glow’;

Growverb

(of a person) come to feel or think something over time

‘supposing we had grown to know and love nuclear power’;

Glowverb

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’;

Glowverb

give out steady light without flame

‘the tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark’;

Glowverb

have an intense colour and a slight shine

‘a fluorescent screen glowed a faint green colour’;

Glowverb

(of a person's face) appear pink or red as a result of warmth, health, embarrassment, etc.

‘he was glowing with health’;

Glowverb

convey deep pleasure through one's expression or bearing

‘Katy always glowed when he praised her’;

Glownoun

a steady radiance of light or heat

‘the setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city’;

Glownoun

a feeling of warmth in the face or body

‘he could feel the brandy filling him with a warm glow’;

Glownoun

a redness of the cheeks.

Glownoun

a strong feeling of pleasure or well-being

‘with a glow of pride, Mildred walked away’;