ablow

1 9.9

The wind moves things like curtains or leaves

adverb
/əˈbloʊ/

Archaic

: soplando

The curtains hung ablow in the open window as the wind swept through the room.

Examples

The papers flew ablow during the storm.
With the storm coming, the flags were ablow atop the ship's mast.
She watched the leaves ablow across the empty field on a blustery day.
The leaves danced ablow in the gentle breeze.
The curtains hung ablow in the open window as the wind swept through the room.
With the storm coming, the flags were ablow atop the ship's mast.
She watched the leaves ablow across the empty field on a blustery day.

Surface Forms

ablow positive

Morphology

ablow = blow (semi-transparent) = a + blow

Formally a- + blow yields 'in a blowing manner', but the prefix 'a-' is archaic and not productive for most learners.

Etymology

Ablow is made of a- plus blow, and blow means 'to move with wind'. So ablow means 'in a blowing or wind-driven way', which is why it describes things carried or moved by the wind.