aflame

adjective

ə-ˈflām How to pronounce aflame (audio)
Definition of aflamenext
as in burning
being on fire the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it

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  1. burning
  2. flaming
  3. blazing
Adjective
  • At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Definition of burning
Adjective
  • Start with the prime beef meatballs, follow with hand cut pasta topped with short rib Bolognese and finish with a showstopper: a flaming meringue torte, singed tableside and then covered in a warm chocolate sauce.
    Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The tepid show’s largest room, painted a flaming red orange for those who might not yet have a clue, presents eight tent-like enclosures tricked out with stage sets that describe a hospital room, an Amazon warehouse storage space, an automobile interior and more.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Definition of flaming
Adjective
  • Out of the box, in HDR Cinema mode, the Bravia 9 shows a peak brightness of 725 nits with a full-screen white field and a blazing 2,440 nits with an 18% white field.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • On September 21, 2024, two women went blow-for-blow under the blazing lights of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of blazing
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