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abloom

adv
/əˈbluːm/US

Etymology

From a- (“in”) + bloom (“flower”).

  1. derived from Bloem
  2. derived from Blom
  3. derived from blōma
  4. derived from blom
  5. prefixed as abloom — “a + bloom”

Definitions

  1. In or into bloom

    In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.

  2. Blooming

    Blooming; covered in flowers.

    • […] on summer nights when the tulips were abloom and the bees buzzing […]
    • [Krazy Kat:] How can you tell spring is here, Offissa Pupp? / [Officer Pupp:] By the flower abloom in yon pot.

  3. Having something growing or grown.

    • For Santa Claus comes / With reindeer and sleigh / To fill up the stockings on glad Christmas Day. / And there in the library / Stands a great tree / With gifts all abloom, most lovely to see!
    • Who does not feel the passage of divine dreams over his troubled life when the infinite meadows of heaven are suddenly abloom with light?
    • He was abloom with heat and anxiety. The sweat underneath his arms had turned into an oily slick.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor

      Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; exhibiting youth-like beauty.

      • The Hollywood concept of clean-shaven, square-jawed young men and fragrant young ladies with cheeks abloom does not seem to square with the facts.
      • When they returned, Jade's cheeks were abloom, her eyes alight with anticipation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA