ablaze

American  

[uh-bleyz] / əˈbleɪz /

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.

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ablaze British  

/ əˈbleɪz /

adjective

1. on fire; burning

2. brightly illuminated

3. emotionally aroused

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Etymology

Origin of ablaze

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

Example Sentences

Some were still ablaze in the night, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sky was ablaze with the myriad of their infinite glimmerings.

From Literature

The collision at speed in March set both vessels ablaze and triggered a massive offshore rescue operation.

From Barron's

The collision at speed in March set both vessels ablaze and triggered a massive offshore rescue operation.

From Barron's

The 1869 Chicago home of the police officer Richard Bellinger was built of wood—a common practice at the time, which is part of the reason the city went spectacularly ablaze two years later.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• afire
• aflame