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aflame

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a·flame  (-flm)
adv. & adj.
1. On or as if on fire.
2. Keenly excited and interested.
aflame
Adverb, adj
1. in flames
2. deeply aroused: his face was aflame with self-contempt and embarrassment
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Adj.1.aflameaflame - keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
ablaze, aroused
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
2.aflameaflame - 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"
afire, alight, on fire, aflare, ablaze
lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"
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So I hasten to add that the mood was one of brief duration, and that no cold-water arguments were able to quench the fire which those eyes had set aflame within me, no daylight philosophy had any power to dispel the dream of a face which was now my most precious possession, as I once more took up my stick and listlessly pursued my way to Yellowsands.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
It seemed to him, accustomed to the callous and hopeless appearance of a less happy tribe, that the faces of these people were all aflame with the joy of the springtime.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
The wall, the floor, and the furniture, even to the bed itself, were aflame with shimmering bits of color.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
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