abloom

American

[uh-bloom] / əˈblum /

adverb

in bloom; blossoming; flowering.

abloom British

/ əˈbluːm /

adjective

(postpositive) in flower; blooming

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Etymology

Origin of abloom

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

Example Sentences

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As guests arrived, the church buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats.

From Washington Times • May 6, 2023

No one wanted this rare thing abloom in the dusk to end.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Heron Hall, by design and not surprisingly, is abloom in full, glorious compliance.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017

Spring break was abloom when he arrived in Florida.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2013

The cliffs are abloom with blossoms of gold, like a garden of woodland flowers.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

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