aglow

aglow

English

Etymology

    From a- + glow.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈɡloʊ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -əʊ

    Adjective

    aglow (comparative more aglow, superlative most aglow)

    1. (sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant
      • 1939, “My Prayer”, performed by The Ink Spots:
        My prayer is a rapture in blue
        With a world far away
        And your lips close to mine
        Tonight while our hearts are aglow
        Oh, tell me the words I am longing to know
      • 1986 August 23, Maria Resto, “For the Sleeping Dragons”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 6, page 9:
        The fall wind stirs and the earth is aglow. Everything is golden.
      • 2023 October 24, “Rare public joy in Kabul after Afghanistan’s World Cup win over Pakistan”, in Al-Jazeera[1]:
        Kabul skies were aglow with fireworks as Afghans celebrated stunning Cricket World Cup victory over Pakistan.

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