blazes
Britishplural noun
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slang a euphemistic word for hell
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informal (intensifier)
to run like blazes
what the blazes are you doing?
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slang go to hell!
Example Sentences
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Blazes were once rare in the Mojave Desert, but have become increasingly common amid hotter, drier conditions and more extreme swings in precipitation.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Blazes that burned across moorland at Carrbridge and Dava in the Highlands earlier this summer have been called the biggest wildfires Scotland has ever seen.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Blazes have engulfed parts of nearly all 13 Canadian provinces and territories this year, forcing home evacuations, disrupting oil and gas production and drawing in federal as well as international firefighting resources.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023
Blazes in the country’s southwest forced more than 37,000 people to evacuate.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2022
“What the Blue Blazes is he?” asked the stranger.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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