aglow

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der.

Proto-Germanic *an

Proto-West Germanic *ana

Old English on

Middle English an

Middle English a-

English a-

English glow

English aglow

From a- + glow.

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -əʊ

Adjective

aglow (comparative more aglow, superlative most aglow)

1. (sometimes figurative) Glowing; radiant
   • 1939, Georges Boulanger, Carlos Gómez Barrera, Jimmy Kennedy, “My Prayer” (pop music), performed by The Platters:

     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.

Translations

glowing; radiant

• Czech: planoucí (cs), žhnoucí, zářící (cs)
• Macedonian: вжа́рен (vžáren)
• Māori: mumura
• Russian: сияющий (ru) (sijajuščij), светящийся (ru) (svetjaščijsja)