conflagrating
Engulfed in flames
Conflagrating means burning intensely or being consumed by fire.
The word carries a sense of large-scale, dramatic burning—not a candle flame but a blaze: The warehouse was conflagrating by the time firefighters arrived.
It can extend to rapid, destructive spread of conflict or emotion: Tensions were conflagrating across the region.
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
- engulfingSurrounding and consuming completely
incineration · combustion · embers · smoldering · scorching · char · torching · pyre
inferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
engulfing · incineration · combustion · embers · smoldering · scorching · char · torching · pyre · bonfire
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
fiery · vehement · impassioned · incandescent · inflamed · heated · seething · raging · explosive · volatile
kindling
Material for starting fires
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
matches · lighter · firestarter · combustible · flammable · arsonist · igniter · friction · fuse · accelerant
conflagratingextinguishing
Causing to stop burning
extinguished · quenching · dousing · smothering · snuffing out
conflagratingsmoldering
Burning slowly, no flame
smouldering · glowing · flickering · simmering · smoking