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How to pronounce aflame in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ablaze, afire, aflare, alight, on fire


even the car's tires were aflame.
Type Words
Synonyms ablaze, aroused


he was aflame with desire.

Examples of aflame

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Tunisia's rebellion was sparked when one marginalized youth set himself aflame.
From the time.com
Gutierrez is Cal's heart, and that heart is always aflame with desire to excel.
From the sfgate.com
The game itself keeps you occupied and the many hills will keep your legs aflame.
From the denverpost.com
If these had been Mitt Romney's newsletters, the world would be similarly aflame.
From the huffingtonpost.com
When Gaza is aflame, Sderot is typically the first Israeli town to feel the heat.
From the time.com
This explains why the palace caught fire when Alexander the Great, set it aflame.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Samarra explosion was surely designed to set sectarian hostilities aflame.
From the time.com
Pull the pan from the heat and pour in the Armagnac, stand back and set it aflame.
From the npr.org
A 1941 photo shows the Billings aflame, the smoke billowing over rugged hills.
From the latimes.com
More examples
  • Ablaze: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
  • Ablaze(p): lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
  • In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it; showing anger or contempt