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[ uh-bleyz ] / əˈbleɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ablaze ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveburning; on fire: They set the logs ablaze. gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc. excited; eager; zealous; ardent. very angry. Origin of ablaze1800–10; a-1 + blaze1; compare Middle English on blase Words nearby ablazeablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut, ablaze, able, able-bodied, able-bodied seaman, abled, ableism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ablazePipelines exploded with the force of bombs, setting homes ablaze in Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, on the evening of September 13, 2018. Gas explosions keep killing people, and the US government won’t step in|By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News|September 29, 2020|Popular Science 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
adjective, adverb (postpositive)on fire; burning brightly illuminated emotionally aroused Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ablazeafire, aflame, aglow, alight, blazing, burning, fiery, flaming, conflagrant, flaring, ignited, lighted, angry, enthusiastic, fervent, frenzied, furious, heated, impassioned, incensed |