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

Pictures show several buildings ablaze, and thick smoke billowing into the air, dominating Hong Kong's skyline.

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Helander’s unabashed homages may as well be spelled out in gasoline and set ablaze.

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Photos posted online showed buildings and cars ablaze.

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Following a recent attack, plumes of smoke were rising from a massive generator, still ablaze, at the centre of a blackened metal structure, once the heart of the plant.

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If one house sets ablaze, the house next door is much more likely to burn.

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Related Words

• afire 
• aflame