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ablaze

[ uh-bleyz ]

adjective

  1. burning; on fire:

    They set the logs ablaze.

  2. gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.
  3. excited; eager; zealous; ardent.
  4. very angry.


ablaze

/ əˈ²ú±ô±ðɪ³ú /

adjective

  1. on fire; burning
  2. brightly illuminated
  3. emotionally aroused
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ablaze1

1800–10; a- 1 + blaze 1; compare Middle English on blase
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Example Sentences

In recent weeks, cars have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, shot with guns and defaced with spray-paint.

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Teslas have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails, riddled with bullets and defaced with swastikas.

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The Pulse nightclub was packed with fans watching DNK, a popular hip-hop band, when sparks from flares apparently set a patch of ceiling ablaze.

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Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a mobile chemical laboratory deployed to the area, according to local media.

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And it was now ablaze, with the fire spreading rapidly.

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