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overglow

  • /ˌəʊvəˈɡləʊ/

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From over- + glow.

verb overglows · overglowing · overglowed

  1. To beam or radiate; glow exceedingly or excessively

noun overglows

  1. countable, uncountable The glow of light appearing above or surrounding an object; halation
  2. countable, uncountable The state of excessive glowing. The very color itself would make appeal to special kinds of inherited feelings, simply because of its relation to awful spectacles, —the glare of the volcano-summit, the furious vermilion of lava, the raging of forest-fires, the overglow of cities kindling in the track of war, the smouldering of rui

Opposite: underglow

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"overglow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overglow. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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overglow. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overglow

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"overglow." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overglow.

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@misc{overglow_2026,
  title = {overglow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overglow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}