1. (

• aflare ,
• flaring

) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze" ;

2. (

• ablaze ,
• afire ,
• aflame ,
• aflare ,
• alight ,
• on_fire

) 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" ;