Polyglot Dictionary

glow

/ɡloʊ/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
glows
past
glowed
past participle
glowed
gerund
glowing

Meaning

  1. brillar, resplandecer

    • The embers glowed in the dark.

      Las brasas brillaban en la oscuridad.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

glitter

Glitter is a sparkle made of many small flashes of light; glow is a steady, soft emission of light.

Similar in other languages

German

strahlen

Close — glowing relates to radiating, beaming.

French

respirer la santé

Close, figuratively — to radiate health relates to glowing, as in "glowing with health."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa glow?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The embers ___ in the dark.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a glow?

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