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Glimmering vs Glowing - What's the difference?

glimmering | glowing |

As verbs the difference between glimmering and glowing

is that glimmering is while glowing is .

As nouns the difference between glimmering and glowing

is that glimmering is a glimmer while glowing is the action of the verb glow.

As an adjective glowing is

that glows or glow.

glimmering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glimmer.
    • the first glimmerings of repentance

    glowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia glowing) (en noun)
  • The action of the verb glow.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That glows or glow.
    • glowing embers
  • (figuratively) Full of praise.
    • He received glowing references from his previous employers.

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