aflare

Definition

Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion).

Etymology

From a- + flare.

Example Sentences

• "1886, Mary Noailles Murfree (as Charles Egbert Craddock), In the Clouds, Chapter 17, p. 248, the flaming base of the opposite mountain, all luridly aflare in the windy dusk"
• "Ho! Get to lair! The sun’s aflare / Behind the breathing grass:"
• "[The dragon] kindly breathed out a little flame, which set the packet aflare for a moment."