ablaze

[ uh-bleyz ]

adjective

1. burning; on fire:

   They set the logs ablaze.

2. gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.
3. excited; eager; zealous; ardent.
4. very angry.

ablaze

/ əˈbleɪz /

adjective

1. on fire; burning
2. brightly illuminated
3. emotionally aroused

Word History and Origins

Origin of ablaze¹

1800–10; a- ¹ + blaze ¹; compare Middle English on blase

Example Sentences

When she returned an hour later, the lights were again ablaze.

From The Daily Beast

Social media is ablaze over the Ray Rice video, wondering why his future wife stayed.

From The Daily Beast

But not this year: the Middle East is ablaze in conflict, the Russians are busy destabilizing Ukraine.

From The Daily Beast

Big scary Transformer-like robots with heads ablaze that frighten the kids back across the treacherous desert?

From The Daily Beast

The Internet was ablaze Monday with the news of a computer passing the infamous Turing test—but not so fast.

From The Daily Beast

Within a week all Missouri will be ablaze, and the hottest place for Yankees in all Christendom.

From Project Gutenberg

Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.

From Project Gutenberg

Bruder Kalkmann turned the handle and they entered a room ablaze with light and full of people.

From Project Gutenberg

In the evening when the electric lights were ablaze the Norwood lawns were a pretty sight 112 indeed.

From Project Gutenberg

I can see her now, erect and haughty, facing me across the dinner-table, her eyes ablaze with indignation.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aflame
• aglow