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How to pronounce afterglow in English?

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Type Words
Type of atmospheric phenomenon
Type Words
Type of pleasantness


he basked in the afterglow of his victory.

Examples of afterglow

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Three programs a week ago did just that, and I'm still basking in the afterglow.
From the courier-journal.com
Yet he's not one to bask in the afterglow of his monster prime-time performance.
From the sfgate.com
But the senator will not have much time to bask in the afterglow of the election.
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But the afterglow showed no signs of fading even five days following the burst.
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Or that the afterglow of the big bang fireball still lingers in today's universe.
From the newscientist.com
Its afterglow persisted for over a week, instead of a few hours like normal ones.
From the newscientist.com
It's the faint afterglow of the big-bang fireball in which the Universe was born.
From the newscientist.com
Nancy's sanest moments belong to the immediate afterglow of her swoon with Mickey.
From the washingtontimes.com
Astronomers scramble to detect afterglow from new bursts as soon as they can.
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More examples
  • A glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
  • The pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"
  • An afterglow is a broad high arch of whitish or rosy light appearing in the sky due to very fine particles of dust suspended in the high regions of the atmosphere. ...
  • Afterglow is a Crowded House compilation album, released in 1999. It includes a selection of rarities and outtakes. The tracks were recorded between 1985 and 1994. Seven of the songs were originally recorded for the Woodface album before Tim Finn became involved. ...
  • When used with regard to recreational drug use, afterglow refers to positive physical and mental effects that linger after the main effects of a drug have subsided, or after the peak experience has subsided. ...
  • Afterglow was a box set compilation by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1990 with liner notes by music critic and editor Ira Robbins of Trouser Press fame. See also: Flashback.
  • Afterglow is a 1997 feature film starring Nick Nolte and Julie Christie. Alan Rudolph directed and wrote the script for the movie. It was produced by Robert Altman and filmed in Montreal.
  • Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are flashes of gamma rays associated with extremely energetic explosions in distant galaxies. They are the most luminous electromagnetic events known to occur in the universe. ...
  • Wind & Wuthering is the eighth studio album by British rock band Genesis, originally released in December 1976