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[ uh-fahyuhr ] / əˈfaɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR afire ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveon fire: to set a house afire. aflame (def. 2). Origin of afireMiddle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at a-1, fire Words nearby afireafibrinogenemia, aficionada, aficionado, afield, afikomen, afire, AFIS, fish out of water, a, AFK, AFL, aflame Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for afireThe blogosphere is afire with outrage: A rich do-nothing given probation for raping his three-year-old daughter! Delaware’s Affluenza Case Affects Justice, Too|Jay Michaelson|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Twitter is afire with thoughts on the Woodward-Politico-Gene Sperling imbroglio. Bob Woodward and Politico and the Worst of Washington|Michael Tomasky|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST The blogosphere was also afire with Palinmania, from Andrew Sullivan to Talking Points Memo to this very site. Palin's Gold Mine|Duff McDonald|November 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST One of them hit the Zeppelin squarely, exploded the gas-bag, and set it afire its entire length. Lest We Forget|John Gilbert Thompson
Delcassé had listened with gleaming eyes, all the dreamer within him afire at the splendid vision which Crochard's words evoked. The Destroyer|Burton Egbert Stevenson My little heart was afire at the humiliation put upon my mother. The Woman Thou Gavest Me|Hall Caine This woman draws me as the sea draws the river; because of her my blood is afire. The Ghost Kings|H. Rider Haggard He cut a long pole, fastened a pine knot to the end of it and set it afire. Sergeant York And His People|Sam Cowan
British Dictionary definitions for afire
adverb, adjective (postpositive)on fire; ablaze intensely interested or passionatehe was afire with enthusiasm for the new plan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to afireaflame, burning |