Glow

Glow, n. 1. White or red heat; incandscence.

2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks.

3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of passion; ardor.

The red glow of scorn.

4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by exercise, etc.

Glow, v. t. To make hot; to flush. [Poetic]

Fans, whose wind did seem
To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.

Glow (glō), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glowed (glōd); p. pr. & vb. n. Glowing.] [AS. glōwan; akin to D. gloeijen, OHG. gluoen, G. glühen, Icel. glōa, Dan. gloende glowing. √94. Cf. Gloom.]

1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.

Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.

2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation, with blushes, etc.

Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.

And glow with shame of your proceedings.

3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

Did not his temples glow
In the same sultry winds and acrching heats?

The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.

4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism.

With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.

Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.