The difference between Gleam and Glow
When used as nouns, gleam means a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light, whereas glow means the state of a glowing object.
When used as verbs, gleam means to shine, whereas glow means to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gleam and Glow
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Gleam as a noun:
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
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Gleam as a noun:
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
Examples:
"The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive."
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Gleam as a noun:
brightness or shininess; splendor.
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Gleam as a verb:
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
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Gleam as a verb:
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
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Gleam as a verb (obsolete, falconry):
To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
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Glow as a verb:
To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.
Examples:
"The fire was still glowing after ten hours."
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Glow as a verb:
To radiate some emotional quality like light.
Examples:
"The zealots glowed with religious fervor."
"You are glowing from happiness!"
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Glow as a verb:
To gaze especially passionately at something.
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Glow as a verb:
To radiate thermal heat.
Examples:
"Iron glows red hot when heated to near its melting point."
"After their workout, the gymnasts' faces were glowing red."
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Glow as a verb:
To shine brightly and steadily.
Examples:
"The new baby's room glows with bright, loving colors."
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Glow as a verb (transitive):
To make hot; to flush.
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Glow as a verb (intransitive):
To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.
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Glow as a noun:
The state of a glowing object.
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Glow as a noun:
The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.
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Glow as a noun:
The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
Examples:
"He had a bright red glow on his face."