glowingly
adverb
glowingly is spelled G-L-O-W-I-N-G-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, glowingly means “While giving off a glow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glowingly?
| Letters | 9: G-L-O-W-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glowingly?
Glowingly appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glowingly?
Glowingly has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glowingly
- more glowingly comparative
- most glowingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glowingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
While giving off a glow.
The spark hung there glowingly, then suddenly went out.
- 2
With enthusiastic praise.
He praised her glowingly; it was enough to make her blush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glowingly come from?
From glowing + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).