conflagrant

adjective

kən-ˈflā-grənt How to pronounce conflagrant (audio)
Definition of conflagrantnext
as in burning
being on fire smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles

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Recent Examples of conflagrant Burkes was at Burning Man, the conflagrant annual confab in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. — Jason Kehe, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021 In celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town of Tultepec, Mexico for ten days. — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2017 With autumn comes a multitude of colors—but the ash tree, faithful to its name, stays a non-conflagrant color while waiting for winter to take its leaves. — Sheetal R. Modi, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflagrant
  1. burning
  2. blazing
  3. flaming
  4. flickering
  5. smoldering
Adjective
  • Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Definition of burning
Adjective
  • Allergens, hot temps and blazing rays can make eyes extra scratchy and dry.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
  • Crank the air conditioning and keep water bottles close — another blazing week is ahead for South Florida.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of blazing
Adjective
  • The business has since expanded to three locations, where staff members serve Portuguese classics like cod fish croquettes, chourico assado—a flaming sausage dish—and octopus in garlic sauce for game days.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of flaming
Adjective
  • But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022
Definition of flickering
Adjective
  • Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of smoldering

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