A red light was glowing in the dark.
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Glowing
//ˈɡloʊɪŋ//
Synonyms for "glowing" (335 found)
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enthusiasticablazeadhesiveafireaflameaflickeraglowalightardentavidbeamingbeamybeatificbeatifiedblazingblessedblissfulblitheblithesomeblooming
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blowzedblowzyblushingboilingboiling overbreathlessbrickybrightbright and sunnybrilliantburningburning with excitementburntcandentcandescentcaperingcardinalcarminecarnationcarneliancerisecheerfulcheerycherrycherry-coloredcherry-redchirpingchromaticcoldcolorificcoloringcomburentcomplimentaryconflagrantcoolcordialcrimsondamaskdancingdazzlingdeliriousdesirousdevastatingdichromatic
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divinedrunkeagerelatedemphaticencomiasticenthusedenthusiastic abouteulogisticeupepticeuphoricexaltedexcitedexcitingexhilaratedexuberantfavorablefebrileferruginousfervent
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fervidfeveredfeverishfiercefieryfire-redflagrantflame-coloredflame-redflamingflaringflickeringfloridflushflushedflushed with joyflushingfreshfull bloodedfull of enthusiasmfull-bloodedfuminggaygenialgladgladsomeglamorousgleaminggleamyglintinggloriousglueygoldengooeygorgeousgulesgung hogung-hogutteringhappyharmoniousheartyheatedheavenlyhectichet uphighhopefulhothot-bloodedignescentignitedilluminantimpassionedin a blazein a glowin flamesin good spiritsin high spiritsin rutincandescentincarminedinfatuatedinfatuated withinflamedinfraredintenseintoxicatediron-redirradiativeirrepressiblejoyfuljoyouskeenkeen onkillingkindled
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Noun(1 words)
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lake-coloredlakylambentlampinglateritiouslaudatorylaughingleapinglight as daylivelivelylivinglobster-redlucidluciferouslucificluciformluminantluminativeluminiferous
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luminificentluminousluridlustrousmany-coloredmaroonmatchingmedleymoltenmonochromaticmonochromemonochromicmotleyof good cheeron fireoptimisticorientpanegyricalparti-coloredpassionateperfervidpigmentarypleasantpolychromaticport-wineprismaticprovokingpucepurringradianceradiantrainbowravingravishingredred complexionedred facedred hotred-complexionedred-dyedred-facedred-fleshedred-hotred-lookingreddenedreddishreddish-amberreddish-brownreekingresplendentrhapsodicriantrichrosyrosy cheekedrosy-cheekedrubicundrubiginousrubricrubricoserubyruby-coloredruby-redruddiedruddyruddy-complexionedruddy-facedrufescentrufousrustrust-redrustyrutilantrutiloussanguinesanguineousscarletscintillantscintillatingseethingsexually excitedshiningshinysingingsmilingsmirkingsmokingsmolderingsparkingsparklingspectralsplendidsplendoroussplendrousstammelstarbrightstarlikestarrystarry eyedstarry-eyedsteamingsteamystimulatingstirringstodgystreamingstunningsublimesuffusedsunburnedsunnysunshinythrice happytile-redtinctorialtingenttitiantitian-redtoningunextinguishedunquenchedunrestrainedurgentvariegatedvehementvermilionvibrantvigorousvinaceousvividwarmwhite hotwinewine-coloredwine-redwinsomezealous
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27 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُتَوَهِّج adj (that which glows)
Danish
1 entries- glødende adj (that which glows)
Dutch
1 entries- gloeiend adj (that which glows)
Finnish
2 entries- hehkuva adj (that which glows)
- hohtava adj (that which glows)
French
2 entries- brillant adj (that which glows)
- luisant adj (that which glows)
Georgian
2 entries- კაშკაშა adj (that which glows)
- მნათი adj (that which glows)
German
1 entries- glühend adj (that which glows)
Hindi
1 entries- चमकीला adj (that which glows)
Hungarian
1 entries- fénylő adj (that which glows)
Irish
4 entries- beodhearg adj (that which glows)
- breoch adj (that which glows)
- caordhearg adj (that which glows)
- dathannach adj (that which glows)
Latin
1 entries- incalēscēns adj (that which glows)
Māori
3 entries- pakakina adj (that which glows)
- ratarata adj (that which glows)
- whakauraura adj (that which glows)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- glødende adj (that which glows)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- glødande adj (that which glows)
Russian
1 entries- блестя́щий adj (that which glows)
Spanish
2 entries- brillante adj (that which glows)
- lozano adj (that which glows)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The coal was glowing in the fire.
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Tom wrote Mary a glowing recommendation.
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You're positively glowing.
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