ablaze
IPA: ʌbɫˈeɪz
adjective
- Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- Radiant with bright light and color.
- In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
adverb
- On fire; in a blaze.
- Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.
- In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
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Examples of "ablaze" in Sentences
- The hotel was ablaze when the police arrived.
- In their retreat the Dutch set the city ablaze.
- In their retreat, the Dutch set the city ablaze.
- As a result of the hit, the compound was set ablaze.
- The general soon ordered the village to be set ablaze.
- However the rebels sets it ablaze against the military.
- The attack also sets the complex ablaze with blue flame.
- The major part of the State Apartments were soon ablaze.
- They set the place ablaze and ten people died in the fire.
- During the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938, the Synagogue was set ablaze.