afire meaning

Definition of afire

1. lighted up by or as by fire or flame
   • forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
   • even the car's tires were aflame
   • a night aflare with fireworks
   • candles alight on the tables
   • houses on fire

   Synonyms: ablaze, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire

   Similar: lighted

How to pronounce afire

afire is pronounced /əˈfaɪr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with afire

• retire
• inspire
• admire
• expire
• squire
• inquire
• mire
• spire
• aspire
• dire
• lyre
• tyre
• quire
• shire
• skier
• perspire