glow
/ɡləʊ/
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Translation
To give out a soft, warm light without a flame.
Word origin
From Old English glowan, meaning to shine as hot metal or coals do.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- glowan
Grammar
Verb typeregular (glow, glows, glowed)
Examples
coals .
Here "glow" means to give out a soft, warm light.
softly .
"Glowed" is the past form of "glow".
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"Glows" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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