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blazing

/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.

    "The campfire blazed merrily."

  • To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

  • To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).

  • To set in a blaze; burn.

  • To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.

  • (only in the past participle) To mark with a white spot on the face (as a horse).

  • To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).

  • To indicate or mark out (a trail, especially through vegetation) by a series of blazes.

    "The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth."

  • To set a precedent for the taking-on of a challenge; lead by example.

    "Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us."

  • To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.

  • To smoke marijuana.

verb

Meaning

  • To blow, as from a trumpet

  • To publish; announce publicly

  • To disclose; bewray; defame

  • To blazon

noun

Meaning

  • The act of something that blazes or burns.

    "the blazings of many fires"

adjective

Meaning

  • Very fast.

  • (of a person) Sexually attractive.

    "The actress, with her perfectly-curved body, was simply blazing in her new movie!"

  • Of tremendous intensity or fervor; white-hot.

    "It was a performance of blazing ferocity."

  • Exceedingly angry.

    "The divorced couple had a blazing row."