aflare
1. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air (Freq. 1)
- ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her
- flags aflare in the breeze
• Syn:
flaring
• Similar to:
moving
2. lighted up by or as by fire or flame (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, on fire
• Similar to:
lighted, lit
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