Glowed (5)
I believe the answer is:
shone
'glowed' is the definition.
('shine' can be a synonym of 'glow')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for shone that I've seen before include "did brilliantly" , "Radiated, emitted light" , "Gave off light" , "Excelled; glowed" , "Gleamed" .)