glowing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡləʊɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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That glows or glow.
glowing embers
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(figuratively) Full of praise.
But beyond the quantitative imbalance, the researchers identified significant qualitative biases favoring Russia in the course descriptions. They looked for “superlatives” like “masterpiece,” “genius” and “great” used to describe Russian literature and culture. About 31% of Russian literature course descriptions contained such glowing language, compared to only 11% for non-Russian literature.
2023 December 29, Orysia Hrudka, “US academia still in thrall of “great Russia” myth”, in Euromaidan Press:I was told that they had no more work for me due to cutbacks. They'd hired me only two weeks before because they were understaffed. I found out from another publisher that they are looking for a new typesetter. They told him I was too slow. I typed 70 wpm and they were nothing but glowing about my work.
1981 February 14, Joanne Brown, quoting Sondra Corry, “Feminist Starts Uproar By Putting Up Sticker”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 3:He received glowing references from his previous employers.
Nikkei reported other papers included text that said “do not highlight any negatives” and some gave more specific instructions on glowing reviews it should offer.
2025 July 14, Josh Taylor, “Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more glowing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most glowing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
glowing hot · glowing generality
Translations (28)
nl gloeiend (that which glows) · ga beodhearg (that which glows) · fi hohtava (that which glows) · hi तेजस्वी (that which glows) · ar مُتَوَهِّج (that which glows) · de glühend (that which glows) · ga caordhearg (that which glows) · hi चमकीला (that which glows) · nn glødande (that which glows) · fr brillant (that which glows) · la incalēscēns (that which glows) · ka კაშკაშა (that which glows) · nb glødende (that which glows) · ga gríosach (that which glows) · es lozano (that which glows) · ga breoch (that which glows) · ga dathannach (that which glows) · fr luisant (that which glows) · da glødende (that which glows) · ru блестя́щий (that which glows) · hu fénylő (that which glows) · mi pakakina (that which glows) · mi ratarata (that which glows) · ga lonrach (that which glows) · mi whakauraura (that which glows) · ka მნათი (that which glows) · fi hehkuva (that which glows) · es brillante (that which glows)