Ablow
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbloʊ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ablow is an adjective meaning (archaic, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
Meaning
(archaic, postpositive) Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
More Meanings
- (dated, postpositive) Blowing or being blown; windy.
Example Sentences
You know, the year's not always May — Oh, once the lilacs were ablow !
[...] The flower breaks from its sheath and is ablow / And gives its richest perfumes. [...]
[...] against the green, yet, growing in tilled soil, grow stronger and taller than any daffodil can grow in turf : hundreds of them are ablow together, and the very robustness of their splendour [...]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aflush, blest, bless'd, abrood, aphlogistic, exolete.
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