aglow

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She looked the very incarnation of joy -- her face was aglow, and her eyes shining.

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  1. adverb In a glow; glowing.

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  • In a ravine, through my antique specs, at last I perceived the room --aglow and entire and golden amidst bald boulders with snowy beards and snowy ruffs. —  F ;SF - vol 089 issue 02 - August 1995
  • She looked the very incarnation of joy--her face was aglow, and her eyes shining Such news!" —  A harum-scarum schoolgirl
  • A brisk rubbing with a towel put me all aglow, and I felt what a good thing it was to be alive. —  The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada
  • At his side was Helen--with outstretched arms and face aglow, her eyes shining happily Bruce had not known that great and sudden joy could make a person dizzy, but the walls, the floor, everything, seemed to waver as he leaped to his feet I was sure you wouldn't turn your own partner out of doors!" —  The Man from the Bitter Roots
  • I want to enjoy every moment of it Doris came in with her eager eyes aglow, and Betty followed her to the chaise, and said Don't run away with her, Uncle Win; I can't spare her That made Doris look up and laugh, she was so happy They drove around into Hanover Street and then through Wing's Lane. —  A Little Girl in Old Boston
 

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