blazing
Americanadjective
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burning brightly and with great heat, force, etc.
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of tremendous intensity or fervor.
a performance of blazing ferocity.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of blazing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blaze 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Blazing a trail for women’s equality, they help transform society, even if incompletely.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
The trial is the most dramatic chapter so far in the "Blazing Furnaces" anti-corruption campaign led by the Communist Party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024
National Treasure, the 5-2 second choice, held off hard-charging Blazing Sevens down the stretch to win the 1 3/16-mile, $1.65 million race by a head.
From Washington Times • May 20, 2023
Shug McGaughey has his first Preakness horse in a decade in Perform, and Chad Brown is planning to enter Blazing Sevens in the race.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
Blazing beams of light flickered across the skyline and left charred feathers floating on the breeze.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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