"aglow" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈɡloʊ/ [General-American] Forms: more aglow [comparative], most aglow [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From a- + glow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|glow}} a- + glow Head templates: {{en-adj}} aglow (comparative more aglow, superlative most aglow)
  1. (sometimes figurative) glowing; radiant Tags: figuratively, sometimes Translations (glowing; radiant): вжа́рен (vžáren) (Macedonian), mumura (Maori), сияющий (sijajuščij) (Russian), светящийся (svetjaščijsja) (Russian)
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