glowing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of glow

noun

  1. The action of the verb glow.
    The coldness having now arrived at its acme, or highest point of intensity, glowings of heat were perceived in the intervals between the rigors or successions. These glowings grew gradually stronger […] 1791, Robert Jackson, A Treatise on the Fevers of Jamaica, page 287

adj

  1. That glows or glow.
    glowing embers
  2. (figurative) Full of praise.
    He received glowing references from his previous employers.

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