Aflare — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmeɪsi/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈaklɪstɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈaklɪstɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmeɪsi/.

Examples

ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her
flags aflare in the breeze
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

on fire alight aflame ablaze flaring afire

Parts of Speech

adjective	streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air “ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her”
adjective	lighted up by or as by fire or flame “forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

in Flammen

strömend oder flatternd oder sich weit ausbreitend wie in einem Luftstrom

🇫🇷French

en feu

ruisselant, battant ou se propageant largement comme dans un courant d'air

🇪🇸Spanish

en llamas

fluyendo o aleteando o extendiéndose ampliamente como si estuviera en una corriente de aire

🇮🇹Italian

in fiamme

scorrendo o sbattendo o allargandosi come in una corrente d'aria

🇳🇱Dutch

in vuur en vlam

stromend of fladderend of wijd verspreidend alsof het in een luchtstroom is

🇵🇹Portuguese

em chamas

fluindo ou batendo ou se espalhando como se estivesse em uma corrente de ar

🇷🇺Russian

вспыхнуть

струится, развевается или широко распространяется, как будто в потоке воздуха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भड़कना

प्रवाहित होना या फड़फड़ाना या व्यापक रूप से फैलना मानो हवा के प्रवाह में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ানক

স্ট্রিমিং বা ফ্ল্যাপিং বা প্রশস্ত ছড়িয়ে পড়া যেন বাতাসের স্রোতে

🇮🇳Tamil

எரியும்

காற்றின் நீரோட்டத்தில் இருப்பது போல் ஸ்ட்ரீமிங் அல்லது ஃப்ளாப்பிங் அல்லது அகலமாக பரவுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మండుతున్న

గాలి ప్రవాహంలో ఉన్నట్లుగా స్ట్రీమింగ్ లేదా ఫ్లాప్ చేయడం లేదా విస్తృతంగా వ్యాపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भडकणे

प्रवाहित होणे किंवा फडफडणे किंवा हवेच्या प्रवाहाप्रमाणे पसरणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભડકવું

સ્ટ્રીમિંગ અથવા ફ્લૅપિંગ અથવા વ્યાપક ફેલાવો જાણે હવાના પ્રવાહમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ

ಗಾಳಿಯ ಪ್ರವಾಹದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಮಿಂಗ್ ಅಥವಾ ಫ್ಲಾಪ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅಗಲವಾಗಿ ಹರಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന

വായു പ്രവാഹത്തിലെന്നപോലെ സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫ്ലാപ്പിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിശാലമായി പരത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਣਾ

ਸਟ੍ਰੀਮਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਫਲੈਪਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਚੌੜਾ ਫੈਲਣਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਹਵਾ ਦੇ ਕਰੰਟ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھڑکنا

سٹریمنگ یا پھڑپھڑانا یا وسیع پھیلنا گویا ہوا کے بہاؤ میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耀斑

流动、拍打或扩散开来，就像在气流中一样

🇯🇵Japanese

フレア

まるで空気の流れのように、流れたり、はためいたり、広く広がったりする

🇰🇷Korean

불타오르다

마치 기류처럼 흐르거나 펄럭이거나 넓게 퍼지는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùng lên

truyền trực tiếp hoặc vỗ hoặc lan rộng như thể trong một luồng không khí

🇹🇭Thai

ลุกเป็นไฟ

ไหลหรือกระพือหรือแผ่กว้างราวกับอยู่ในกระแสลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkobar

mengalir atau mengepak atau menyebar luas seolah-olah dalam arus udara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشتعلة

يتدفق أو يرفرف أو ينتشر على نطاق واسع كما لو كان في تيار من الهواء

🇮🇷Persian

شعله ور شدن

جریان یا بال زدن یا پخش شدن به طور گسترده مانند جریان هوا

🇹🇷Turkish

alevlenmek

sanki bir hava akımındaymış gibi akıyor, kanat çırpıyor veya geniş bir alana yayılıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

בוער

זורם או מתנופף או מתפשט לרווחה כאילו בזרם אוויר

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