Afire
on :
to set a house afire.
(def 2).
contemporary examples
the 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 march 31, 2014
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 18, 2009
twitter is afire with thoughts on the woodward-politico-gene sperling imbroglio.
bob woodward and politico and the worst of washington michael tomasky february 27, 2013
historical examples
it vanished, but where it had been another light now burned, for the temple of quetzal was afire.
montezuma’s daughter h. rider haggard
the fish-house got afire, and burned up; and that was the last we saw of the gold.
freaks of fortune oliver optic
not a glance in his face disclosed p-ssion, but his heart was afire.
the scapegoat hall caine
wouldn’t the animals get excited when they saw the show was afire?
back home eugene wood
hands clutched at guns and clothing, and the women and children ran to the windows, sick for fear lest the fort be afire.
the wilderness trail frank williams
he were fast asleep that night, and his bed were afire when i wackened him.
d-ck o’ the fens george manville fenn
the m-ssachusetts colony was afire with wrath because of the lexington m-ssacre.
with ethan allen at ticonderoga w. bert foster
adverb, adjective (postpositive)
on fire; ablaze
intensely interested or p-ssionate: he was afire with enthusiasm for the new plan
adj.
c.1200, afure, from a- “on” (see a- (1)) + fire (n.). figurative use by late 14c.
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