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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It’s like worrying about a leaky roof when the temperature is 95 degrees outside and the sun is blazing.
From Los Angeles Times
Like waifs clustered around a blazing fire, we gathered about it, holding out our hearts to its warmth and light.
From Literature
We longed with every moment to be out of the blazing suburbs and into the welcome darkness of the countryside.
From Literature
Then here came the blazing headlamps of an automobile.
From Literature
“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.
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