glowing

glow  (gl)

intr.v. glowed, glow·ing, glows

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

2.

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

b. To flush; blush.

3. To be exuberant or radiant: parents glowing with pride.

n.

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

2. 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).

3. A sensation of physical warmth.

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

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[Middle English glouen, from Old English glwan; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glowing [ˈgləʊɪŋ]

adj

1. emitting a steady bright light without flames glowing embers

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) warm and rich in colour the room was decorated in glowing shades of gold and orange

3. flushed and rosy, as from exercise or excitement glowing cheeks

4. displaying or indicative of extreme satisfaction, pride, or emotion he gave a glowing account of his son's achievements

glowingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glowing - the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface radiance, glow aureole, corona - the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
Adj.	1.	glowing - highly enthusiastic; "glowing praise" enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

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glowing

adjective

1. complimentary, enthusiastic, rave (informal), ecstatic, rhapsodic, laudatory, adulatory, eulogistic The premiere of his play received glowing reviews.
complimentary cruel, scathing, dispassionate, unenthusiastic

2. aglow, red, bright, beaming, radiant, suffused a happy face, glowing with good health
aglow pale, wan, pallid

3. flushed, red, flaming, ruddy, florid, aglow Her face was glowing with humiliation.

4. bright, vivid, vibrant, rich, warm, radiant, luminous stained glass in rich, glowing colours
bright cool, grey, dull, colourless

Translations

glowing [ˈgləʊɪŋ] ADJ

1. [light etc] → brillante; [fire, colour] → vivo; [complexion, cheeks etc] → encendido

2. [person] (with health, pleasure) → rebosante

3. (fig) [report, description etc] → entusiasta

glowing [ˈgləʊɪŋ] adj

[fire] → rougeoyant(e)

[complexion] → éclatant(e)

[report, description] → élogieux/euse
to speak in glowing terms about sb/sth → parler de qn/qch en termes élogieux

glowing

adj

→ glühend; candle, colour, eyes → leuchtend; cheeks, complexion → blühend; to be glowing with health → blühend aussehen

(fig: = enthusiastic) account, description → begeistert; words → leidenschaftlich, begeistert; praise, report → überschwänglich; pride, admiration, enthusiasm → glühend; to speak of somebody/something in glowing terms → voller Begeisterung von jdm/etw sprechen; to paint something in glowing colours (fig) → etw in den leuchtendsten Farben schildern

glowing [ˈgləʊɪŋ] adj (light) → caldo/a; (fire) → ardente; (complexion) → luminoso/a; (cheeks, colour) → acceso/a; (person, with health) → florido/a; (with pleasure) → raggiante (fig) (report, description) → entusiasta
to paint sth in glowing colours (fig) → dire meraviglie di qc