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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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
And they’re also saturated with very flammable eucalyptus oil, turning them into tree bombs when set ablaze.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
Government buildings and banks set ablaze.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Jan. 2026
That evening, the sun set them ablaze as if the fire in his belly sought release.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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