feel a glow of contentment

feel a glow of contentment
feel a glow of happiness & feel a glow of contentment & feel a glow of satisfaction & feel a glow of peacefulness
Fig. to have a good feeling of some kind. •

Anne felt a glow of happiness as she held her new baby.

Sitting by the lake, the lovers felt a warm glow of contentment.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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