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aflame [əˈfleɪm] ADJ pred, inv liter

1. aflame (on fire):

aflame
to be aflame

2. aflame fig (full of passion):

aflame with desire

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

aflame with desire
to be aflame with colour

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As he escapes, he accidentally sets the theater aflame.
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A large wooden palisade was constructed and then set aflame, resulting in the complete destruction of the entire fortress complex; no one escaped or survived.
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In its wake comes the earth-trembling roar of the atmosphere aflame.
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By 7:00 pm, the camp was aflame.
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An indomitable immortal who threatened to set the world aflame with her vendetta.
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She discovers the money and sets the car aflame.
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The engine burst, spilling hot coals everywhere, and soon the whole train was aflame.
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The wooden cars were set aflame by kerosene-heating stoves and kerosene burning lamps.
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Soon, eight city blocks were aflame as dozens of oil tanks exploded in a chain reaction that lasted five days.
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The child, trembling with primal fear, touched the bark of the tree, and found that the wood felt as if it were aflame.
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