aflame

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Winter was at hand, and the woods were transfigured with a passing glory, like the faces of those who depart in peace when death draws nigh Far and wide in the forest the bracken was all aflame--aflame beneath the glowing trees.

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  1. adverb On or as if on fire.
  2. adverb Keenly excited and interested.

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  • Winter was at hand, and the woods were transfigured with a passing glory, like the faces of those who depart in peace when death draws nigh Far and wide in the forest the bracken was all aflame--aflame beneath the glowing trees. —  The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
  • Thus they engage in gossip; and the two champions let their horses go; for no longer do they delay because right eager and aflame are they for the encounter and the shock. —  Cligés. English
  • Still the two fires on the opposite bank of the rivulet were aflame, and sending hot blasts of vapour across a seeming brook of gold Folding his arms upon his breast, the old man tucked the palms of his hands into his armpits, and settled himself more comfortably. —  Through Russia
  • I don't suppose there's a human being with a drop of warm blood in him that can't picture the deadly horrors of remorse The Celtic imagination was aflame, and Granice mutely thanked him for the word. —  The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 1
  • Was an angel with sword aflame; —  The Story and Song of Black Roderick
 

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/əˈfleɪm/
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