Definitions
1.AdverbOften preceded by set: in or into flames; so as to be burned by fire.
2.AdverbOften preceded by set.
In or into a colour like that of a flame.
In or into a state of great activity or emotion (anger, excitement, etc.).
3.AdverbIn or into a colour like that of a flame.
4.AdverbIn or into a state of great activity or emotion (anger, excitement, etc.).
5.AdjectiveWith flames coming from it; burning, flaming, in flames, on fire.
6.AdjectiveHaving the colour of a flame."In autumn the trees are aflame with colour.; She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame."
7.AdjectiveHaving the colour of a flame."In autumn the trees are aflame with colour."
8.AdjectiveIn a state of great activity or emotion (anger, excitement, etc.)."She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame."
9.VerbSynonym of inflame (“to set (something) on fire; (figurative) to intensify or kindle (a feeling, such as appetite or passion); to intensify or kindle a feeling in (someone)”).
10.VerbChiefly in the present participle: to be in flames or on fire; to blaze, to flare up.