ablaze

Definition

  • adjective: in the process of burning
  • adjective or adverb: being on fire
  • often + 'with'
  • synonyms: afire, aflame, aflicker

Examples

  • Her eyes were 'ablaze' [='blazing'] 'with' anger.

  • The valley was 'ablaze with' fall foliage.

  • Lightning set the building 'ablaze'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) failed to prevent a third night of looting across the country. In North Dakota, members of the St. Lawrence Pentecostal cult are feared dead after they set their compound ablaze. Their website claims, the arrival of the aliens set in motion a prophecy that sets of... Uh, we're up in . (..)
    2016 Arrival