Set Aflame (Verb)
Meaning
Set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- Careless campers set the woods aflame with their abandoned fire pit.
- In a fit of rage, she set her cheating ex-boyfriend's car aflame with gasoline.
- Fireworks set the nearby brush aflame during the holiday celebrations.
- The malfunctioning wiring set the entire building aflame, trapping people inside.
- Teenagers sneaking into the abandoned house accidentally set the old mansion aflame.