ablaze

adjective or adverb

1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitementBram Stoker

Examples of ablaze in a Sentence

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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Now, after setting Europe ablaze with their new Hyperdrama tour, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay are heading west again. Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 Autumn is particularly stunning, with deciduous trees ablaze in a rainbow of color. Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 His farmhouse was set ablaze and ruined, but his 1949 Ford was purchased for $760 dollars and taken around the area as an exhbition item, including a charge for admission. Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 After the game, social media became ablaze after a video of outfielder Andy Pages, who was at second base, making hand signs to Hernandez circulated. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ablaze

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ablaze was circa 1676

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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

ablaze

adjective
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color

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