glühe

Glühe is the first-person singular present indicative form of the German verb glühen, meaning to glow or to burn with a soft light or heat. The base verb glühen describes activities or states where something emits light or warmth as a result of heat, such as embers, molten metal, or intensely heated objects, and it can be used metaphorically to describe emotional intensity or warmth.

In ordinary usage, glühe is used with the subject ich, for example in sentences like Ich glühe vor Aufregung. The form is relatively common in written descriptions, poetry, and scientific or descriptive prose, while spoken German often uses simpler expressions or other verbs to convey similar ideas.

Conjugation notes: glühen is a regular verb in standard German conjugation. Forms include du glühst, er/sie/es glüht, wir glühen, ihr glüht, sie glühen, with umlaut adjustments occurring in the second-person singular and third-person singular forms. The related adjective glühend describes something that is glowing or burning.

Usage and nuance: glühen emphasizes a sustained emission of light or heat, not just a momentary spark. It is commonly applied to physical phenomena such as coals, metalwork, and heated glass, but it can also convey warmth, passion, or fervor in a figurative sense. In technical contexts, glühen is sometimes used in physics or materials science to describe thermal radiation or emissivity from hot bodies.

See also: glow, glowing, glüh- as a common prefix in compounds such as glühkerze (glow plug) or glühend (glowing).