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View synonyms for aflame

aflame

[ uh-fleym ]

adjective

  1. on fire; ablaze:

    The house was all aflame.

  2. eager and excited:

    I was aflame with curiosity.



aflame

/ əˈfleɪm /

adverb

  1. in flames; ablaze
  2. deeply aroused, as with passion

    he was aflame with desire

  3. (of the face) red or inflamed


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aflame1

First recorded in 1545–55; a- 1 + flame

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Example Sentences

When lit aflame, the burning triangle will be visible from Mars.

Finally, on Monday, the internet was aflame with outrage over an extremely telling anecdote from a single Walmart store.

But I recognized, even as my celebrity-grubbing heart was aflame, that Brand's weird magic came from an inaccessible place.

Watch the athletic giant, battling against his own body but standing tall nonetheless, set the torch aflame.

With 90 seconds left it, was 94-91, the building was aflame, and the Thunder were one stop away from having a chance to tie it.

The sky was alight from zenith to horizon, the Nile aflame with sunrise, by the time the letter was written.

Aristide went back to his comfortless lodgings aflame with bewilderment, indignation and despair.

He had risen, and he was confronting his merry host very fiercely, white to the lips, his eyes aflame.

So I touched a button and set fifty electric suns aflame on the top of our precipice.

Crozier turned rather impatiently, for his face was aflame with some exciting reflection.

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