glowing

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of glowpresent participle and gerund of glow

noun

1. 1

   The action of glowing.

   The coldness having now arrived at its acme, or highest point of intensity, glowings of heat were perceived in the intervals between the rigors or successions. These glowings grew gradually stronger […]

adjective

1. 1

   That glows or glow.

   glowing embers

2. 2

   figurativeFull of praise.

   He received glowing references from his previous employers.

   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.

   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.

   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.

Forms

plural

glowings

comparative

more glowing

superlative

most glowing