Looking very embarrassed, being licked by tongues? (6)
I believe the answer is:
aflame
'looking' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aflame that I've seen before include "Indicating excitement" , "Ablaze" , "Ardent" , "fired up?" , "Ma, flea could be burning" .)