aflame
Americanadjective
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on fire; ablaze.
The house was all aflame.
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eager and excited.
I was aflame with curiosity.
adverb
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in flames; ablaze
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deeply aroused, as with passion
he was aflame with desire
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(of the face) red or inflamed
Etymology
Origin of aflame
Example Sentences
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By the time firefighters arrived six minutes later, several structures — a mobile home, a carport, three vehicles, two other outbuildings and a large pine tree — were already aflame, the city department said in a release.
From Los Angeles Times
Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Firefighters arrived to find a home in shambles, with walls collapsed, windows blown out and parts still aflame.
From Los Angeles Times
The saganaki, set aflame tableside by the waiter, makes for an unforgettable appetizer — and the menu only gets better from there.
From Salon
Another report released in 2021 found more than 400 hazardous sites are at risk for flooding with sea level rise in California, lingering parts of which are still aflame from wildfires as of this writing.
From Salon
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