aflame

adjective or adverb

: afire

Examples of aflame in a Sentence

the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it
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Margaret Hamilton, the Wicked Witch of the West, suffered significant burn injuries when the smoke and fire effects caught aflame during her entrance scene. Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Set to music, the fountains sway and shimmy, shooting high into the night sky, sometimes aflame, in a vertiginous frenzy. William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024 The man reportedly drugged a Nomura customer and his partner before stealing the equivalent of $170,000 from their house and setting it aflame. Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 Feel inspired by the darker nights in November Iceland — especially Reykjavík — really comes alive in November with fantastic music and literature festivals all held underneath a sky set aflame with the magical northern lights. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aflame 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aflame was in the 15th century

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“Aflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aflame. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

aflame

adjective or adverb
: afire

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