Synonyms for Aflame
Definition of aflame
adjective
- keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire"
- 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"
12 synonyms found
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"Aflame" in song lyrics
See how aflame is used in real songs:
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"Hot to death, set the whole terrain aflame"
Dr. Ama — Quiver -
"How bout I knock him out, soak him with gas and set him aflame"
JoJo Pellegrino — Somebody -
"Where Jimi ended his set by settin his guitar aflame"
Shawn Boothe — Unauthorized Biography of Jimi Hendrix