blazing

[bley-zing]

adjective

1. burning brightly and with great heat, force, etc.

2. of tremendous intensity or fervor.

   a performance of blazing ferocity.

Other Word Forms

• blazingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of blazing¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; blaze ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Instead, she lives in a trailer on the homestead, where she feels persecuted by the blazing sun that her tree canopy used to shield her from.

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That tension explains the redistricting wars now blazing throughout our great land.

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And the nearly 365-days-a-year sunshine is practically what defines L.A. sunshine, even though it means commuters often must wait under the blazing sun at bus stops that lack cover.

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With each enforcement operation, the number of day laborers who show up has dwindled, said Pineda as he stood beneath a blazing sun.

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On a team without set bullpen roles, Henriquez wants to be a closer, using his blazing fastball not just to demoralize hitters but to shut down games as well.

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