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单词 aflame
释义

aflame

adjective or adverb

ə-ˈflām How to pronounce aflame (audio)
: afire

Synonyms

  • ablaze
  • afire
  • alight [chiefly British]
  • blazing
  • burning
  • combusting
  • conflagrant
  • fiery
  • flaming
  • ignited
  • inflamed
  • enflamed
  • kindled
  • lit
  • lighted
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Some even fashioned a flag that features a silhouette of a woman in front of a Capitol that is aflame. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021 In the off-the-grid community of Last Chance, some people received reverse-911 landline calls after dark—but by then houses were aflame, and one man perished. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Soon the camera swerves to a television screen, where the Twin Towers are aflame. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022 Cybersecurity Twitter was recently aflame when ransomware groups sent out phishing attacks from compromised Exchange servers, pointing to malware hosted on OneDrive. Ryan Kalember, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021 Tuesday morning, trees were still aflame and a flank of the fire was moving largely unchecked into the Desolation Wilderness. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021 In 2014, as tensions were aflame in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting of Michael Brown, then-private citizen Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock the President. Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2021 Governments have spoken out, protests have taken place, social media is aflame. New York Times, 14 May 2021 Twitter was practically aflame with reactions during both the East and West Coast airings of the special on Sunday. Brian Stelter, CNN, 8 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + flame entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

aflame

adjective or adverb
ə-ˈflām How to pronounce aflame (audio)
: afire

aflame

adjective

as in burning
being on fire the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • burning
  • flaming
  • blazing
  • afire
  • ablaze
  • smoldering
  • ignited
  • lit
  • flickering
  • burned
  • alight
  • kindled
  • inflamed
  • charred
  • glowing
  • fiery
  • combusting
  • enflamed
  • aglow
  • lighted
  • burnt
  • conflagrant
  • live
  • flaring
  • scorching
  • searing
  • scorched
  • hot
  • seared
  • roasting
  • smouldering
  • sizzling
  • broiling
  • singed
  • incinerated
  • scalding
  • piping hot
  • red-hot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extinguished
  • quenched
  • smothered
  • doused
  • choked
  • dead
  • damped
  • suffocated
  • stamped (out)
  • snuffed (out)
  • dowsed
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