Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective On or as if on fire.
- adverb & adjective Keenly excited and interested.
from The Century Dictionary.
- On fire; in or into flame; ablaze.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective in
flames , on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it - adjective showing
anger orcontempt
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- adjective keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
Etymologies
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Examples
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While "aflame" could have been a slur... it could also refer to the geek term "flame" which is when a person or company is bashed on a forum/blog/chatroom in a very harsh, mean way.
Blogs buzzing about religion and Microsoft. Ann Althouse 2005
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Maybe "aflame" seemed to contain a slur against gays, but that doesn't explain replacing the strong verb "caved" with the weak "given in."
Blogs buzzing about religion and Microsoft. Ann Althouse 2005
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Evening Standard, the financial district is "aflame" with the idea, being loudly repeated by well-informed "gossips."
Fast Company Kit Eaton 2010
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Evening Standard, the financial district is "aflame" with the idea, being loudly repeated by well-informed "gossips."
Fast Company Kit Eaton 2010
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For a lunch of classic fare, choose the sausage served aflame on a small grill at the table.
A Piece of Portugal 2011
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The Nazis then threw oil on the walls and set the building aflame.
Megan Smolenyak: Lisa Kudrow: Who Do You Think You Are? Megan Smolenyak 2011
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If anyone dared to speak up in defense, a la Samantha, she risked being doused with Long Island and set aflame.
Leslie Goldman: Do I Look Fat in This? Don't Ask, Don't Tell Leslie Goldman 2010
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The Nazis then threw oil on the walls and set the building aflame.
Megan Smolenyak: Lisa Kudrow: Who Do You Think You Are? Megan Smolenyak 2011
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Washington did not resign when he returned because the frontier was aflame.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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The assembly was about to meet, and the frontier was aflame.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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