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ablaze

[ uh-bleyz ]

/ əˈbleɪz /

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adjective

burning; on fire: They set the logs ablaze.

gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.

excited; eager; zealous; ardent.

very angry.

Origin of ablaze

1800–10; a-¹ + blaze¹; compare Middle English on blase

Words nearby ablaze

ablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut, ablaze, able, able rating, able seaman, able-bodied, able-bodied seaman

Example sentences from the Web for ablaze

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

I Was Pregnant When He Hit Me. Here's #WhyIStayed. |Anonymous |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But not this year: the Middle East is ablaze in conflict, the Russians are busy destabilizing Ukraine.

Hey, Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn't Stuck in 1965 |Ron Christie |August 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Internet was ablaze Monday with the news of a computer passing the infamous Turing test—but not so fast.

The AI That Wasn’t: Why ‘Eugene Goostman’ Didn’t Pass the Turing Test |Elizabeth Lopatto |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There was a wide central passage, ablaze with light and lined with wooden racks and storage compartments.

The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler |Robert Edsel |February 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

With most of the country now ablaze, this argument is less convincing.

Syria: Banking on Geneva |Michael Tomasky |May 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Licking up the curl, the flame gradually leaped from one piece of wood to another until the entire handful was ablaze.

Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal |G. Harvey Ralphson
His face was ablaze with excitement as he turned to his companions.

The Camp in the Snow |William Murray Graydon
The match was lit and dropped, and all ablaze it landed upon Walter's head.

Fighting in Cuban Waters |Edward Stratemeyer
The huge, squat adobe house was ablaze with light as he urged his jaded pony into a gallop to pass it quickly.

The Fifth Ace |Douglas Grant
Of course it set Rose all ablaze with wrath when she became aware of this.

The Real Adventure |Henry Kitchell Webster

British Dictionary definitions for ablaze

ablaze

/ (əˈbleɪz) /

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

on fire; burning

brightly illuminated

emotionally aroused