Translations

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

Examples

14 sentences

  1. The sky was ablaze with fireworks.

    ruНебо пылало фейерверком. — captcrouton

    deDer Himmel wurde von Feuerwerk erleuchtet. — Yorwba

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  2. The house was ablaze with lights.

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  3. His face was ablaze with anger.

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Meaning

3 senses

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

    lodernd

    горя́щийgorjáščij, сверка́ющийsverkájuščij

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

    возбуждённыйvozbuždjónnyj, пы́лкийpýlkij, горя́щийgorjáščij

  3. Radiant with bright light and color.

More definitions
  • keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
  • lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  • resembling flame in brilliance or color
  • lighted with red light as if with flames

Forms

more ablaze, most ablaze
Comparativemore ablaze Lesson
Superlativemost ablaze Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or…:afire
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abjectC2abjureablativeableB1ableism

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