ablaze

UK: /əˈbleɪz/ US: /əˈbleɪz/ ,(ə blāz′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•blaze /əˈbleɪz/   adj. [be + ~]

1. on fire:
   the forest was ablaze.
2. gleaming with or as if with light:
   The sky was ablaze with stars.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•blaze  (ə blāz′), adj. 

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.

• 1800–10; a-¹ + blaze¹; compare Middle English on blase

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ablaze / əˈbleɪz/ adjective , adverb (postpositive)

1. on fire; burning
2. brightly illuminated
3. emotionally aroused