Definition of ablaze in English:

ablaze

adjective əˈbleɪzəˈbleɪz

1predicative Burning fiercely.
his clothes were ablaze
as complement farm buildings were set ablaze
Example sentencesExamples
- Well-intentioned U.N. officials had to run from their cars, which were then looted and set ablaze.
- Lee awoke in the early hours of the morning to find the front of his house ablaze with fierce flames lapping against the bedroom window.
- Mrs Gallagher's son had left the house shortly after 9.30 pm. and when he returned at 10.40 pm the entire building was ablaze.
- Chessington Library was set ablaze with the result that the main part of the library is unusable due to the roof being unsafe.
- All the people in the building were rescued and within a very short time the whole place was utterly ablaze.
- Two of the vehicles were set ablaze in the attack while the third vehicle managed to escape.
- Four shops and three small structures were set ablaze.
- Almost 3,000 acres of forest were ablaze just south of Emigrant Gap.
- Three buses were also set ablaze, but no one was hurt.
- Several other businesses, including a chemist which was looted and set ablaze, were attacked along nearby streets.
- The church is being renovated after having been set ablaze during the 1999-2002 riots.
- The fire crew had been called to the woodland at 9.25 pm following reports of rubbish and debris being piled up and set ablaze.
- Four tonnes of hay and straw were also ablaze inside the barn, which was totally destroyed.
- Terrorists also set ablaze several residences.
- Nearly 10,000 cars were set ablaze with arson attacks against schools, police stations, gymnasiums, shops and businesses in poor suburbs across the country.
- French police made more than 250 arrests after nearly 900 cars were set ablaze and nurseries and a school burned overnight.
- Dozens of town and cities were affected with nearly 9,000 cars set ablaze and more than 3,000 people arrested.
- Firefighters were called after a plastic bridge was set ablaze - only weeks after an identical attack on a matching bridge.
- Fires sprang up everywhere, spreading from house to house, until the whole town was ablaze.
- On Friday night 502 vehicles were set ablaze, the highest total for three days, and 206 people were arrested.
Synonyms
alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited
literary afire
lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent
passionate, impassioned, aroused, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish
1. 1.1 Very brightly coloured or lighted.
  New England is ablaze with colour in autumn
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had only gone a short distance down the cross road, when a patrol car came skidding around the corner, its lights ablaze.
  And there it would be, the horizon ablaze with light where the gleaming flames of candles met the distant flicker of stars.
  Churches were ablaze with colour, and gold highlights glittered in the light of many candles.
  Just then, this fire truck comes barrelling up in the rear view mirror full speed, sirens and lights ablaze and the dream ends.
  The cave was ablaze with light, but Ian couldn't determine its source.
  Even at midnight, he reports, warehouses and other business locales around the airport are ablaze with lights.
  Birds chirped, fish jumped, foxes barked, trees and flowers were ablaze with color.
  The city was ablaze with lights as they approached.
  The upper floors serve as the couple's home, complete with a spectacular roof-deck garden ablaze with flowers, plants, and vegetables.
  Festival lights are ablaze everywhere, and it's been raining nonstop for hours.
  It was like a ballroom, all ablaze with light and pearly white walls.
  Any worries stemming from everyday living are quickly obliterated under the immensity of the night skies, ablaze with stars as far as the eye can see.
  Dawn had set the eastern horizon ablaze when they set out southward again.
  His vision no longer impeded, Sid looked down at the board, ablaze with multi-colored lights.
  Nikolai waited for them in front of the building, whose curved face was ablaze with light.
  Last Saturday on the dual carriageway I was overtaken by a speeding car all lights ablaze.
  To our amazement a train suddenly appears, three lights ablaze.
  The room was suddenly ablaze with the bright golden rays of the sun, giving the room a more hotel - like appearance; orderly, attractive and impersonal.
  Once again the palace was ablaze with lights of all descriptions.
2. 1.2 Filled with anger or another strong emotion.
  his eyes were ablaze with excitement
  Example sentencesExamples
  "You don't have a damn clue what I mean," she hissed at him, her eyes ablaze.
  The whole scene was ablaze with the most savage passions.
  She whirled on him and her eyes were ablaze.
  I let out a tired sigh that had the effect of setting the whole dormitory ablaze with laughter.
  His comment set the internet ablaze with speculation that the entire episode was a hoax.
  Today, his band is again getting ready to set the music charts ablaze with the launch of their new album.
  He turned to face me, his eyes ablaze.
  Yet the media and the blogosphere have been ablaze with Tory talk of the unacceptable politicisation of the police under Labour.
  Elizabeth rose, her eyes ablaze.
  The world is already ablaze with ethnic and religious hatred.
  Darcy looked up at him, his eyes ablaze with fury.
  Chat boards are once again ablaze with the number of postings.
  When I woke up, Facebook and Twitter were ablaze with patriotism.
  Eyes ablaze, her mother murmured in harsh undertones.
  Instead of being ablaze with revolt, the country was swept by a tide of reaction.

Rhymes

amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, chaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise

Definition of ablaze in US English:

ablaze

adjectiveəˈbleɪzəˈblāz

1predicative Burning fiercely.
his clothes were ablaze
as complement farm buildings were set ablaze
Example sentencesExamples
- The church is being renovated after having been set ablaze during the 1999-2002 riots.
- Almost 3,000 acres of forest were ablaze just south of Emigrant Gap.
- Four shops and three small structures were set ablaze.
- Four tonnes of hay and straw were also ablaze inside the barn, which was totally destroyed.
- Lee awoke in the early hours of the morning to find the front of his house ablaze with fierce flames lapping against the bedroom window.
- On Friday night 502 vehicles were set ablaze, the highest total for three days, and 206 people were arrested.
- French police made more than 250 arrests after nearly 900 cars were set ablaze and nurseries and a school burned overnight.
- Three buses were also set ablaze, but no one was hurt.
- Mrs Gallagher's son had left the house shortly after 9.30 pm. and when he returned at 10.40 pm the entire building was ablaze.
- Two of the vehicles were set ablaze in the attack while the third vehicle managed to escape.
- Well-intentioned U.N. officials had to run from their cars, which were then looted and set ablaze.
- Dozens of town and cities were affected with nearly 9,000 cars set ablaze and more than 3,000 people arrested.
- The fire crew had been called to the woodland at 9.25 pm following reports of rubbish and debris being piled up and set ablaze.
- All the people in the building were rescued and within a very short time the whole place was utterly ablaze.
- Nearly 10,000 cars were set ablaze with arson attacks against schools, police stations, gymnasiums, shops and businesses in poor suburbs across the country.
- Fires sprang up everywhere, spreading from house to house, until the whole town was ablaze.
- Firefighters were called after a plastic bridge was set ablaze - only weeks after an identical attack on a matching bridge.
- Several other businesses, including a chemist which was looted and set ablaze, were attacked along nearby streets.
- Terrorists also set ablaze several residences.
- Chessington Library was set ablaze with the result that the main part of the library is unusable due to the roof being unsafe.
Synonyms
alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited
lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent
passionate, impassioned, aroused, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish
1. 1.1 Very brightly colored or lighted.
  New England is ablaze with color in autumn
  figurative his eyes were ablaze with anger
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had only gone a short distance down the cross road, when a patrol car came skidding around the corner, its lights ablaze.
  It was like a ballroom, all ablaze with light and pearly white walls.
  The city was ablaze with lights as they approached.
  And there it would be, the horizon ablaze with light where the gleaming flames of candles met the distant flicker of stars.
  Birds chirped, fish jumped, foxes barked, trees and flowers were ablaze with color.
  Last Saturday on the dual carriageway I was overtaken by a speeding car all lights ablaze.
  To our amazement a train suddenly appears, three lights ablaze.
  Once again the palace was ablaze with lights of all descriptions.
  Any worries stemming from everyday living are quickly obliterated under the immensity of the night skies, ablaze with stars as far as the eye can see.
  Dawn had set the eastern horizon ablaze when they set out southward again.
  Just then, this fire truck comes barrelling up in the rear view mirror full speed, sirens and lights ablaze and the dream ends.
  The room was suddenly ablaze with the bright golden rays of the sun, giving the room a more hotel - like appearance; orderly, attractive and impersonal.
  Nikolai waited for them in front of the building, whose curved face was ablaze with light.
  The upper floors serve as the couple's home, complete with a spectacular roof-deck garden ablaze with flowers, plants, and vegetables.
  Churches were ablaze with colour, and gold highlights glittered in the light of many candles.
  His vision no longer impeded, Sid looked down at the board, ablaze with multi-colored lights.
  Festival lights are ablaze everywhere, and it's been raining nonstop for hours.
  Even at midnight, he reports, warehouses and other business locales around the airport are ablaze with lights.
  The cave was ablaze with light, but Ian couldn't determine its source.
2. 1.2 Filled with anger or another strong emotion.
  in 1848 the whole of Europe was ablaze with revolution
  Example sentencesExamples
  Eyes ablaze, her mother murmured in harsh undertones.
  The world is already ablaze with ethnic and religious hatred.
  "You don't have a damn clue what I mean," she hissed at him, her eyes ablaze.
  I let out a tired sigh that had the effect of setting the whole dormitory ablaze with laughter.
  His comment set the internet ablaze with speculation that the entire episode was a hoax.
  Darcy looked up at him, his eyes ablaze with fury.
  Elizabeth rose, her eyes ablaze.
  Chat boards are once again ablaze with the number of postings.
  Instead of being ablaze with revolt, the country was swept by a tide of reaction.
  He turned to face me, his eyes ablaze.
  She whirled on him and her eyes were ablaze.
  Today, his band is again getting ready to set the music charts ablaze with the launch of their new album.
  When I woke up, Facebook and Twitter were ablaze with patriotism.
  The whole scene was ablaze with the most savage passions.
  Yet the media and the blogosphere have been ablaze with Tory talk of the unacceptable politicisation of the police under Labour.

单词	ablaze
释义	Definition of ablaze in English: ablaze adjective əˈbleɪzəˈbleɪz 1predicative Burning fiercely. his clothes were ablaze as complement farm buildings were set ablaze Example sentencesExamples Well-intentioned U.N. officials had to run from their cars, which were then looted and set ablaze. Lee awoke in the early hours of the morning to find the front of his house ablaze with fierce flames lapping against the bedroom window. Mrs Gallagher's son had left the house shortly after 9.30 pm. and when he returned at 10.40 pm the entire building was ablaze. Chessington Library was set ablaze with the result that the main part of the library is unusable due to the roof being unsafe. All the people in the building were rescued and within a very short time the whole place was utterly ablaze. Two of the vehicles were set ablaze in the attack while the third vehicle managed to escape. Four shops and three small structures were set ablaze. Almost 3,000 acres of forest were ablaze just south of Emigrant Gap. Three buses were also set ablaze, but no one was hurt. Several other businesses, including a chemist which was looted and set ablaze, were attacked along nearby streets. The church is being renovated after having been set ablaze during the 1999-2002 riots. The fire crew had been called to the woodland at 9.25 pm following reports of rubbish and debris being piled up and set ablaze. Four tonnes of hay and straw were also ablaze inside the barn, which was totally destroyed. Terrorists also set ablaze several residences. Nearly 10,000 cars were set ablaze with arson attacks against schools, police stations, gymnasiums, shops and businesses in poor suburbs across the country. French police made more than 250 arrests after nearly 900 cars were set ablaze and nurseries and a school burned overnight. Dozens of town and cities were affected with nearly 9,000 cars set ablaze and more than 3,000 people arrested. Firefighters were called after a plastic bridge was set ablaze - only weeks after an identical attack on a matching bridge. Fires sprang up everywhere, spreading from house to house, until the whole town was ablaze. On Friday night 502 vehicles were set ablaze, the highest total for three days, and 206 people were arrested. Synonyms alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited literary afire lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent passionate, impassioned, aroused, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish 1.1 Very brightly coloured or lighted. New England is ablaze with colour in autumn Example sentencesExamples He had only gone a short distance down the cross road, when a patrol car came skidding around the corner, its lights ablaze. And there it would be, the horizon ablaze with light where the gleaming flames of candles met the distant flicker of stars. Churches were ablaze with colour, and gold highlights glittered in the light of many candles. Just then, this fire truck comes barrelling up in the rear view mirror full speed, sirens and lights ablaze and the dream ends. The cave was ablaze with light, but Ian couldn't determine its source. Even at midnight, he reports, warehouses and other business locales around the airport are ablaze with lights. Birds chirped, fish jumped, foxes barked, trees and flowers were ablaze with color. The city was ablaze with lights as they approached. The upper floors serve as the couple's home, complete with a spectacular roof-deck garden ablaze with flowers, plants, and vegetables. Festival lights are ablaze everywhere, and it's been raining nonstop for hours. It was like a ballroom, all ablaze with light and pearly white walls. Any worries stemming from everyday living are quickly obliterated under the immensity of the night skies, ablaze with stars as far as the eye can see. Dawn had set the eastern horizon ablaze when they set out southward again. His vision no longer impeded, Sid looked down at the board, ablaze with multi-colored lights. Nikolai waited for them in front of the building, whose curved face was ablaze with light. Last Saturday on the dual carriageway I was overtaken by a speeding car all lights ablaze. To our amazement a train suddenly appears, three lights ablaze. The room was suddenly ablaze with the bright golden rays of the sun, giving the room a more hotel - like appearance; orderly, attractive and impersonal. Once again the palace was ablaze with lights of all descriptions. 1.2 Filled with anger or another strong emotion. his eyes were ablaze with excitement Example sentencesExamples "You don't have a damn clue what I mean," she hissed at him, her eyes ablaze. The whole scene was ablaze with the most savage passions. She whirled on him and her eyes were ablaze. I let out a tired sigh that had the effect of setting the whole dormitory ablaze with laughter. His comment set the internet ablaze with speculation that the entire episode was a hoax. Today, his band is again getting ready to set the music charts ablaze with the launch of their new album. He turned to face me, his eyes ablaze. Yet the media and the blogosphere have been ablaze with Tory talk of the unacceptable politicisation of the police under Labour. Elizabeth rose, her eyes ablaze. The world is already ablaze with ethnic and religious hatred. Darcy looked up at him, his eyes ablaze with fury. Chat boards are once again ablaze with the number of postings. When I woke up, Facebook and Twitter were ablaze with patriotism. Eyes ablaze, her mother murmured in harsh undertones. Instead of being ablaze with revolt, the country was swept by a tide of reaction. Rhymes amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, chaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise Definition of ablaze in US English: ablaze adjectiveəˈbleɪzəˈblāz 1predicative Burning fiercely. his clothes were ablaze as complement farm buildings were set ablaze Example sentencesExamples The church is being renovated after having been set ablaze during the 1999-2002 riots. Almost 3,000 acres of forest were ablaze just south of Emigrant Gap. Four shops and three small structures were set ablaze. Four tonnes of hay and straw were also ablaze inside the barn, which was totally destroyed. Lee awoke in the early hours of the morning to find the front of his house ablaze with fierce flames lapping against the bedroom window. On Friday night 502 vehicles were set ablaze, the highest total for three days, and 206 people were arrested. French police made more than 250 arrests after nearly 900 cars were set ablaze and nurseries and a school burned overnight. Three buses were also set ablaze, but no one was hurt. Mrs Gallagher's son had left the house shortly after 9.30 pm. and when he returned at 10.40 pm the entire building was ablaze. Two of the vehicles were set ablaze in the attack while the third vehicle managed to escape. Well-intentioned U.N. officials had to run from their cars, which were then looted and set ablaze. Dozens of town and cities were affected with nearly 9,000 cars set ablaze and more than 3,000 people arrested. The fire crew had been called to the woodland at 9.25 pm following reports of rubbish and debris being piled up and set ablaze. All the people in the building were rescued and within a very short time the whole place was utterly ablaze. Nearly 10,000 cars were set ablaze with arson attacks against schools, police stations, gymnasiums, shops and businesses in poor suburbs across the country. Fires sprang up everywhere, spreading from house to house, until the whole town was ablaze. Firefighters were called after a plastic bridge was set ablaze - only weeks after an identical attack on a matching bridge. Several other businesses, including a chemist which was looted and set ablaze, were attacked along nearby streets. Terrorists also set ablaze several residences. Chessington Library was set ablaze with the result that the main part of the library is unusable due to the roof being unsafe. Synonyms alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent passionate, impassioned, aroused, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish 1.1 Very brightly colored or lighted. New England is ablaze with color in autumn figurative his eyes were ablaze with anger Example sentencesExamples He had only gone a short distance down the cross road, when a patrol car came skidding around the corner, its lights ablaze. It was like a ballroom, all ablaze with light and pearly white walls. The city was ablaze with lights as they approached. And there it would be, the horizon ablaze with light where the gleaming flames of candles met the distant flicker of stars. Birds chirped, fish jumped, foxes barked, trees and flowers were ablaze with color. Last Saturday on the dual carriageway I was overtaken by a speeding car all lights ablaze. To our amazement a train suddenly appears, three lights ablaze. Once again the palace was ablaze with lights of all descriptions. Any worries stemming from everyday living are quickly obliterated under the immensity of the night skies, ablaze with stars as far as the eye can see. Dawn had set the eastern horizon ablaze when they set out southward again. Just then, this fire truck comes barrelling up in the rear view mirror full speed, sirens and lights ablaze and the dream ends. The room was suddenly ablaze with the bright golden rays of the sun, giving the room a more hotel - like appearance; orderly, attractive and impersonal. Nikolai waited for them in front of the building, whose curved face was ablaze with light. The upper floors serve as the couple's home, complete with a spectacular roof-deck garden ablaze with flowers, plants, and vegetables. Churches were ablaze with colour, and gold highlights glittered in the light of many candles. His vision no longer impeded, Sid looked down at the board, ablaze with multi-colored lights. Festival lights are ablaze everywhere, and it's been raining nonstop for hours. Even at midnight, he reports, warehouses and other business locales around the airport are ablaze with lights. The cave was ablaze with light, but Ian couldn't determine its source. 1.2 Filled with anger or another strong emotion. in 1848 the whole of Europe was ablaze with revolution Example sentencesExamples Eyes ablaze, her mother murmured in harsh undertones. The world is already ablaze with ethnic and religious hatred. "You don't have a damn clue what I mean," she hissed at him, her eyes ablaze. I let out a tired sigh that had the effect of setting the whole dormitory ablaze with laughter. His comment set the internet ablaze with speculation that the entire episode was a hoax. Darcy looked up at him, his eyes ablaze with fury. Elizabeth rose, her eyes ablaze. Chat boards are once again ablaze with the number of postings. Instead of being ablaze with revolt, the country was swept by a tide of reaction. He turned to face me, his eyes ablaze. She whirled on him and her eyes were ablaze. Today, his band is again getting ready to set the music charts ablaze with the launch of their new album. When I woke up, Facebook and Twitter were ablaze with patriotism. The whole scene was ablaze with the most savage passions. Yet the media and the blogosphere have been ablaze with Tory talk of the unacceptable politicisation of the police under Labour.
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