ADJ
hot | small | bright | pale | dancing, flickering, leaping | steady
naked
The candle's naked flame flickered gently in the dark room.
candle, gas | Olympic
QUANT
ball, sheet, tongue
The old wooden house was completely engulfed in sheets of flame within minutes.
VERB + FLAME
ignite, spark
Her love of painting was sparked by a single flame of curiosity during art class.
rekindle
After years apart, the two old friends rekindled their friendship like a flame that never truly died.
douse, extinguish, quench, snuff (out)
feel
When she saw the unfair decision, she felt a flame of rage rise up inside her.
FLAME + VERB
burn
The candle flame burned steadily through the entire evening.
grow
die, go out
The fire in the fireplace slowly died as the wood turned to ash.
leap, rise, shoot
The fire suddenly shot up the chimney when we added more wood.
lick (sth)
The fire spread quickly as flames licked up the wooden walls of the old barn.
dance, flicker
The candles flickered as the wind blew through the open window.
FLAME + NOUN
thrower
A firefighter used a flame thrower to control the spreading wildfire in the dry forest.
PHRASES
the crackle of flames 2 flames
ADJ
roaring
VERB + FLAME
be engulfed in, be in
The whole forest was engulfed in flames after the lightning strike.
go up in
The old wooden barn went up in flames during the terrible fire last night.
burst into, erupt in, explode in/into
The old wooden house suddenly erupted in flames when the fire spread from the kitchen.
fuel
Angry comments on social media only fueled the flames of the argument.
fan
The angry comments on social media only fanned the flames of the dispute.
shoot sb/sth down in
The enemy fighter jet was shot down in flames over the ocean.
fight
Firefighters fought the enormous flames that spread quickly through the old wooden building.
control
The kitchen fire spread quickly, but we managed to control the flames with a blanket.
douse, extinguish, put out, quench, smother
The firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the flames before they spread to the neighboring building.
be beaten back by
The firefighters were beaten back by the intense flames coming from the building.
FLAME + VERB
die down
spread, sweep through sth
The fire started in the kitchen, and flames quickly spread across the entire house.
engulf sth
The fire spread rapidly across the forest, and flames engulfed several nearby villages.
light sth (up)
The candles' flames lit up the entire bedroom with a warm, golden glow.