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underglow

underglow verb: to beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.

Verb

underglow (third-person singular simple present underglows, present participle underglowing, simple past and past participle underglowed)

  1. To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.

Noun

underglow (plural underglows)

  1. A glow underneath.

Forms of underglow

Verb
third-person singular presentunderglows
present participleunderglowing
past participleunderglowed
pastunderglowed
Noun
pluralunderglows

Origin of underglow

From under- + glow.

Questions about underglow

What does underglow mean?
Underglow means to beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
What part of speech is underglow?
Underglow can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of underglow?
The past tense of underglow is underglowed.

Words near underglow in the dictionary

  1. underglazed
  2. underglazes
  3. underglazing
  4. undergloom
  5. underglorified
  6. underglow
  7. underglowed
  8. underglowing
  9. underglows
  10. underglycanated
  11. underglycolysation

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