aglow

English

Etymology

a- +‎ glow

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈɡloʊ/
• 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.

Translations

glowing; radiant

• Macedonian: вжа́рен (vžáren)
• Maori: mumura
• Russian: сияющий (ru) (sijajuščij), светящийся (ru) (svetjaščijsja)