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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One of the aircraft slammed into a treeline, and the helicopter that was ablaze hit a field near the 100 block of Basin Road.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The concept of using light as a weapon dates back over 2,000 years to ancient Greece, where commander Hippocrates used polished mirrors to set Roman ships ablaze.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
In perfect October fashion, a forest of oak and maple trees ablaze in peak seasonal glow greeted us upon arrival.
—T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
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
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The concept of using light as a weapon dates back over 2,000 years to ancient Greece, where commander Hippocrates used polished mirrors to set Roman ships ablaze.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
In perfect October fashion, a forest of oak and maple trees ablaze in peak seasonal glow greeted us upon arrival.
—T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
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
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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