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aflame

[ uh-fleym ]

/ əˈfleɪm /

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adjective

on fire; ablaze: The house was all aflame.

eager and excited: I was aflame with curiosity.

Origin of aflame

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

Words nearby aflame

afire, afis, afk, afl, afl-cio, aflame, aflatoxicosis, aflatoxin, afloat, aflutter, afm

Example sentences from the Web for aflame

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

Walmart’s Dumb Blame Game |Daniel Gross |November 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But I recognized, even as my celebrity-grubbing heart was aflame, that Brand's weird magic came from an inaccessible place.

Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah |James Poulos |October 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
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.

James, Wade Step Up as Miami Beats OKC Thunder in Game 2 |Jesse Singal |June 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast: The Internet is aflame after a photo of Alicia with bangs was released.

'Good Wife,' Best Actress |Jace Lacob |August 22, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

It set the Internet aflame and got her a nice book contract.

How Bad Parenting Became Cool |Margaret Carlson |June 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The fellow looked sheepish, the girl's face was aflame and the tears stood in her eyes, yet the crowd guffawed heartily.

Robert Annys: Poor Priest |Annie Nathan Meyer
The passion glow enkindles afresh; and heart and words are aflame with the ancient fires.

The Young Priest's Keepsake |Michael Phelan
But when he did, the town knew that he had been to Bodega Central, and that the country was aflame with war.

Carmen Ariza |Charles Francis Stocking
Dozens of cottages outside the circuit of the city walls were also aflame, blazing furiously.

The Golden Amazons of Venus |John Murray Reynolds
Both mother and daughter now sat mutely gazing on Paris all aflame.

A Love Episode |Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for aflame

aflame

/ (əˈfleɪm) /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

in flames; ablaze

deeply aroused, as with passion he was aflame with desire

(of the face) red or inflamed