Definition of afire in English:

afire

adjective əˈfʌɪəəˈfaɪ(ə)r

literary

predicative On fire; burning.
the whole mill was afire
Example sentencesExamples
- White fumes rose from tear gas fired by the French, and black smoke billowed from a roadblock of burning metal drums set afire at the base gates by the loyalists.
- And in the end, the gambling theater is exploded and set afire.
- The litter was dumped at a common site and set afire.
- Crooked fingers of lightning nearly lit the sky afire, and the thunder crackled like shots from a cannon.
- My favorite Olympic torch lighting ceremony was in Barcelona, 1992, when an archer shot a flaming arrow over the altar to set it afire.
Synonyms
blazing, ablaze, burning, on fire, in flames, aflame

Rhymes

acquire, admire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah

Definition of afire in US English:

afire

adjectiveəˈfī(ə)rəˈfaɪ(ə)r

literary

predicative On fire; burning.
the whole mill was afire
Example sentencesExamples
- The litter was dumped at a common site and set afire.
- White fumes rose from tear gas fired by the French, and black smoke billowed from a roadblock of burning metal drums set afire at the base gates by the loyalists.
- My favorite Olympic torch lighting ceremony was in Barcelona, 1992, when an archer shot a flaming arrow over the altar to set it afire.
- And in the end, the gambling theater is exploded and set afire.
- Crooked fingers of lightning nearly lit the sky afire, and the thunder crackled like shots from a cannon.
Synonyms
blazing, ablaze, burning, on fire, in flames, aflame

单词	afire
释义	Definition of afire in English: afire adjective əˈfʌɪəəˈfaɪ(ə)r literary predicative On fire; burning. the whole mill was afire Example sentencesExamples White fumes rose from tear gas fired by the French, and black smoke billowed from a roadblock of burning metal drums set afire at the base gates by the loyalists. And in the end, the gambling theater is exploded and set afire. The litter was dumped at a common site and set afire. Crooked fingers of lightning nearly lit the sky afire, and the thunder crackled like shots from a cannon. My favorite Olympic torch lighting ceremony was in Barcelona, 1992, when an archer shot a flaming arrow over the altar to set it afire. Synonyms blazing, ablaze, burning, on fire, in flames, aflame Rhymes acquire, admire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah Definition of afire in US English: afire adjectiveəˈfī(ə)rəˈfaɪ(ə)r literary predicative On fire; burning. the whole mill was afire Example sentencesExamples The litter was dumped at a common site and set afire. White fumes rose from tear gas fired by the French, and black smoke billowed from a roadblock of burning metal drums set afire at the base gates by the loyalists. My favorite Olympic torch lighting ceremony was in Barcelona, 1992, when an archer shot a flaming arrow over the altar to set it afire. And in the end, the gambling theater is exploded and set afire. Crooked fingers of lightning nearly lit the sky afire, and the thunder crackled like shots from a cannon. Synonyms blazing, ablaze, burning, on fire, in flames, aflame
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