Aflare (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The fashion show was opened by a model wearing a bright pink dress that was aflare as she walked down the catwalk.
- Banners and flags were stuck in the ground, aflare in the strong gusts of wind.
- As the parachute deployed and the pilot landed safely, the canopy was aflare in the sunlight.
- The wings of the airplane were aflare as it taxied down the runway before takeoff.
- The bride walked down the aisle, her veil aflare behind her in the air-conditioned church.