Meaning

3 senses
  1. Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.

    1791, The Bee, Volume 4, Short Chronicle of Events, 27 July, 1791, p. v, On entering the walls which surround the house, then all ablaze, a most dreadful conflict took place […]

    lodernd

    горя́щийgorjáščij, сверка́ющийsverkájuščij

    lighted up by or as by fire or flame

  2. Radiant with bright light and color.

  3. In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.

    возбуждённыйvozbuždjónnyj, пы́лкийpýlkij, горя́щийgorjáščij

Examples

16 sentences
  1. The sky was ablaze with fireworks.

    ruНебо пылало фейерверком. — captcrouton

    deDer Himmel wurde von Feuerwerk erleuchtet. — Yorwba

  2. The house was ablaze with lights.

  3. His face was ablaze with anger.

  4. Her face was ablaze with anger.

    deIhr Gesicht war vor Zorn knallrot. — xtofu80

  5. Dan set the tool shed ablaze.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
on fire:
in a state of glowing excitement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
on fire:

Forms

more ablaze, most ablaze
Comparativemore ablaze Lesson
Superlativemost ablaze Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
all senses:afire
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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