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glowing

/ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. The action of glowing.

Plural glowings

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I placed my hand upon the glowing muzzle, and as I held them up my own fingers smouldered and gleamed in the darkness.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 194 · C1
In Meryton they parted: the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers’ wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles, with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ancles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 35 · B2
We looked back on it now, the slanting rays of a low sun turning the streams to threads of gold and glowing on the red earth new turned by the plough and the broad tangle of the woodlands.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 68 · C1
Anne flew to the door, face alight, eyes glowing.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 43 · C1

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