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Glowing vs Shiny - What's the difference?

glowing | shiny |

As nouns the difference between glowing and shiny

is that glowing is the action of the verb glow while shiny is (informal) anything shiny; a trinket.

As adjectives the difference between glowing and shiny

is that glowing is that glows or glow while shiny is reflecting light.

As a verb glowing

is .

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.

    Anagrams

    *

    shiny

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Reflecting light.
  • * :
    • Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!
  • Emitting light.
  • (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.
  • (obsolete) Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
  • * (rfdate) (Dryden)
    • Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
  • * The Lincolnshire Poacher (traditional song)
    • When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire
    Full well I served my master for nigh on seven years
    Till I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear
    Oh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year.

    Derived terms

    * shininess

    Noun

    (shinies)
  • (informal) Anything shiny; a trinket.