aflame

UK: /əˈfleɪm/ US: /əˈfleɪm/ ,(ə flām′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•flame /əˈfleɪm/   adj. 

1. on fire;
   ablaze;
   in flames: [after a noun]
   She set the curtains aflame.
   [be + ~]
   The barn was aflame.
2. very eager and excited:
   [be + ~] was aflame with desire.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•flame  (ə flām′), adj. 

1. on fire;
   ablaze:
   The house was all aflame.
2. eager and excited:
   I was aflame with curiosity.

• a-¹ + flame 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

aflame / əˈfleɪm/ adverb , adjective (postpositive)

1. in flames; ablaze
2. in a state of intense emotion: the whole country was aflame with excitement