English Online Dictionary. What means glow? What does glow mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English glowen, from Old English glōwan, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gloie, glöie, gluuje, West Frisian gloeie, Dutch gloeien, German glühen, Danish and Norwegian glo, Icelandic glóa, Finnish loistaa. See also glass.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡləʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡloʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Verb
glow (third-person singular simple present glows, present participle glowing, simple past glowed or (dialectal) glew, past participle glowed or (dialectal) glown)
- To emit light as if heated.
- (copulative) To radiate thermal heat.
- To display intense emotion.
- To gaze especially passionately at something.
- To shine brightly and steadily.
- (transitive) To make hot; to flush.
- (intransitive) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
- (intransitive, Internet slang) To be related to or part of an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.
- (Internet slang, alt-right) to expose someone to the authorities.
- (Internet slang, alt-right) to create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.
Derived terms
Related terms
- gleed
- glowie (an informant, a spy)
Translations
See also
- (internet slang): fedpost
Noun
glow (countable and uncountable, plural glows)
- The light given off by a glowing object.
- The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.
- The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- gowl, w.l.o.g., wlog
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English glīwian.
Verb
glow
- Alternative form of glewen (“to play music, have fun”).
Etymology 2
From Old French gluer.
Verb
glow
- Alternative form of glewen (“to glue”).