Definition of "phosphorescing" []

• Present participle of phosphoresce. (verb)

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• "I thought of how cruel it was to haul that baby out into the dark and cold of Chicago, and then how wondrous was that glimmering sphere, the phosphorescing orange."
• "Immediately apparent in the darkness were her ghoulishly glowing lips, phosphorescing fingernails, and even lustrous traces of eyeliner, the very reverse of King Tut's kohl-lined eyes."
• "She was very fond of phosphorescing creatures of all kinds, especially fireflies."