abloom

[ uh-bloom ]

/ əˈblum /

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adverb, adjective

in bloom; blossoming; flowering.

Nearby words

able-bodied seaman, abled, ableism, ablepharia, ablepsia, abloom, abluent, ablush, abluted, ablution, ably

Origin of abloom

First recorded in 1850–55; a-¹ + bloom¹

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Examples from the Web for abloom

A few days later, when we came down to breakfast, there it was abloom, nodding in at the open window.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints|Walter Prichard Eaton
The place was neglected, but nature had rioted there, and it was all abloom with wild flowers and weeds.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan
Serena blushed a little and Aronson's cheeks were all abloom.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
The cliffs are abloom with blossoms of gold, like a garden of woodland flowers.
Saronia|Richard Short

The shores of the river were very interesting, being high wooded hills which were abloom.
Travels in the Far East|Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

British Dictionary definitions for abloom

abloom

/ (əˈbluːm) /

adjective

(postpositive) in flower; blooming

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