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Glowing
Answer for the clue "Glowing ", 10 letters:
candescent
Word definitions for candescent in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Candescent \Can*des"cent\, a. [L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of candescere, v. incho. fr. candere to shine.] Glowing; luminous; incandescent.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. glowing from great heat
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1824, from Latin candescentem (nominative candescens ), present participle of candescere "to become white, begin to gleam," inchoative of candere "to shine, to glow" (see candle ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent
Usage examples of candescent.
Her voice breaks up, amidst a rain of candescent flashes hurtled throughout the hospital corridors and open communal rooms.
He became conscious of a candescent spot on the far side of the hearth, where the light fell on old Heythorp's thick white hair.
Then, below her, out through candescent space, she saw a shadow dart forth along the grass, and to her fright a voice rose, tremulous and clear, seeming to seek enfranchisement beyond the barrier of the dark trees: "My brain is clouded.
A brilliant light charge passed just before the nose of their ship, atomizing a candescent trail through debris and momentarily blinding her through the overhead visual screen.