ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
… his face all ablaze with excitement.—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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Not far away, on a concrete pad, a stack of wood pallets was ablaze, the flames whipping around in a heavy wind.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The get-togethers are full of laughter and food, and one year, a gust of wind sent the patio fire pit embers onto an outdoor couch, setting it ablaze.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
But there’s something to be said for processing heartbreak by spilling secrets or otherwise setting things ablaze.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
There were over 2,000 cases of Jewish people being attacked, their synagogues and cars set ablaze, and their homes and businesses graffitied in that time.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The get-togethers are full of laughter and food, and one year, a gust of wind sent the patio fire pit embers onto an outdoor couch, setting it ablaze.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
But there’s something to be said for processing heartbreak by spilling secrets or otherwise setting things ablaze.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
There were over 2,000 cases of Jewish people being attacked, their synagogues and cars set ablaze, and their homes and businesses graffitied in that time.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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