blazing

/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.

    The campfire blazed merrily.
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    To set in a blaze; burn.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

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

    The guide blazed his way through the undergrowth.
  9. 9

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

    Darwin blazed a path for the rest of us.
  10. 10

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

  11. 11

    To smoke marijuana.

verb

  1. 1

    To blow, as from a trumpet

  2. 2

    To publish; announce publicly

  3. 3

    To disclose; bewray; defame

  4. 4

    To blazon

noun

  1. 1

    The act of something that blazes or burns.

    the blazings of many fires

adjective

  1. 1

    Very fast.

  2. 2

    (of a person) Sexually attractive.

    The actress, with her perfectly-curved body, was simply blazing in her new movie!
  3. 3

    Of tremendous intensity or fervor; white-hot.

    It was a performance of blazing ferocity.
  4. 4

    Exceedingly angry.

    The divorced couple had a blazing row.

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