glinn

or glin

[ glin ]

noun
  1. a bright glow in the sky close to the horizon, usually taken as a portent of a storm.

verb (used without object)
  1. (of the sky near the horizon) to become lighter (often followed by up).

Origin of glinn

1
Compare Newfoundland dial. glin, glynn, glim glow from distant ice; apparently akin to glim, glimmer, though source of n is unclear

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How to use glinn in a sentence

  • And then Mrs glinn was fully face to face with her particular guardian devil.

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  • When the door-bell at last rang, Mrs glinn laid down her novel carefully, and mechanically stood up.

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  • When he had gone, Mrs glinn sat down in a chair and took up a French novel.

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  • glinn was devoted to her, and she loved him, and was as true to him as any wife could have been.

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  • I don't think I can tell you, Mrs. glinn answered, with an obvious effort.

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