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
- blazingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of blazing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; blaze 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Approach this as a collaborative effort, not as a sister parachuting into his personal and financial life all guns blazing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
“Dubai is trying to weather this storm by going all guns blazing, trying to maintain its reputational economy,” said Marc Owen Jones, associate professor of media analytics at Northwestern University in Qatar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
AI can write software with blazing speed, and coding agents can automate large portions of the application development process.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Ning set an Olympic record, blazing the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in 1 minute and 41.98 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
They washed and packed their tools and walked out into the blazing heat.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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