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to lowe

to lowe

1 9.9
To burn with a bright flame or glow
  • verb
  • /loʊ/
  • Archaic
: arder
  • As dawn approached, the embers continued to lowe softly in the fireplace.

Examples

  • In the old tale, the hearth would lowe with a welcoming light each evening.

  • The candles lowe brightly during the ceremony.

  • The campfire began to lowe as the night grew colder around us.

  • The fire lowed softly in the night.

  • The campfire began to lowe as the night grew colder around us.

  • As dawn approached, the embers continued to lowe softly in the fireplace.

  • In the old tale, the hearth would lowe with a welcoming light each evening.

Synonyms

to light
vsto lowe
829 1.0

To make something start to burn or shine

is a poetic or archaic way to refer to burning or glowing specifically
to burn
vsto lowe
59 2.3

To produce light and heat from fire

is the more poetic or old-fashioned way to indicate such glow
to blaze
vsto lowe
27 3.4

To burn or shine with very bright light

is the same idea framed in a poetic or archaic style
to flare
vsto lowe
20 4.2

To burn or shine with a sudden bright light

is the poetic or old-fashioned label for a bright or flickering glow
to flame
vsto lowe
18 1.7

To burn or shine with a bright, hot light

is the poetic or old-fashioned way to express that bright burning
to combust
vsto lowe
13 7.4

To catch fire or make something burn

is the older poetic wording for starting to burn or to glow
to burn up
vsto lowe
12 4.6

To light up suddenly with a strong flame or bright light

is a more poetic or archaic expression for that intense shining
to blaze up
vsto lowe
2 4.9

To start burning with a strong bright flame

is the older poetic way to describe such sudden bright burning
to alit
vsto lowe
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To start to burn suddenly and brightly

is the poetic or archaic expression for beginning to burn or glow
to lumine
vsto lowe
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To make something shine with soft light

is an archaic poetic term for burning or glowing
to incandesce
vsto lowe
1 9.0

To glow with bright light because it is very hot

is a poetic or archaic phrasing for glowing or burning brightly

How Bright

to blaze
27 3.4
to flare
20 4.2
to lowe
  • Archaic
1 9.9
glow
114 1.0
to smolder
  • US
31 6.6

Surface Forms

lowe infinitive
lowed past
lowed past participle
lowing present participle
lowes third person singular

Etymology

Lowe as a verb comes from the same old word for 'flame', so to lowe is 'to burn' or 'to glow', like embers that give a steady, warm glow.