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(intransitive)

(emit heat and light) To emit heat and light without a flame.

Of a fire: to emit heat and light.

To emit light brightly and steadily as if heated to a high temperature; to shine.

To be very hot; also, to be on fire; to burn.

(figurative)

# Of a colour: to be bright; also, of a thing: to have a bright colour.

# Of a person: to display intense emotion.

# Of a person's body or a part of it: to feel hot and often to (t=become suffused with a reddish colour) as well, due to an emotional response, exertion, etc.

# (Internet slang) To be involved in an (chiefly online) undercover sting operation, especially by American federal agencies.

# (alt-right) To create a threatening online post that may involve violence, and look suspicious enough to attract a police investigation.

(transitive)

(obsolete) To emit (flame).

(alt-right) To expose (someone) to the authorities.

(obsolete) To make (something) hot; to heat.

A state of heat and light being emitted by a hot object.

A state of heat being emitted by a person or an animal's body.

A state of light being emitted by something (for example, a bioluminescent animal or fungus, or a mineral) which is not hot; luminescence.

(figurative)

A state of brightness or warmth of colour; specifically, a reddish colour on a person's face indicating health or youth; a flush.

A condition of being passionate or having warm feelings; an ardour.

(dialectal) To look intently; to stare.