blazing

[ bley-zing ]

/ ˈbleɪ zɪŋ /

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adjective

burning brightly and with great heat, force, etc.

of tremendous intensity or fervor: a performance of blazing ferocity.

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Origin of blazing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blaze¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM blazing

blaz·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby blazing

blaze, blaze a trail, blaze orange, blazer, blazes, blazing, blazing star, blazon, blazonry, bldg., Bldg.E.

How to use blazing in a sentence

Although it takes a little longer than typical for this Hot Jupiter to complete a circle around its sun, this star has inflated, shortening the distance from its blazing surface to the planet.
Ridiculously hot gas giant exoplanet is about to be swallowed by its dying sun|Briley Lewis|November 22, 2022|Popular-Science
There could be gate runners, intruders on the flight line, or just the bitter cold and blazing heat that comes with standing on post all day.
The Air Force dreads engaging wayward moose|David Roza/Task & Purpose|February 9, 2022|Popular-Science
With 34 billion and 57 billion transistors, respectively, they are the engines powering the new Mac devices' super hi-res displays, providing blazing speed, and extending battery life.
A look inside Apple’s silicon playbook|WIRED|October 24, 2021|Ars Technica
Since his debut at age 17, he had crafted a mythic, All-American image as the boy who emerged from the Iowa cornfields and, by dint of hard work, captivated fans with his blazing fastball.
In Cleveland, four men helped bring baseball into the modern age|Aram Goudsouzian|April 9, 2021|Washington Post

Sixteen pages per minute isn’t exactly a blazing speed but it won’t hamstring you unless you’ve got a lot of work to do.
Best document scanner: Wireless, handheld, and portable scanning for your home office|PopSci Commerce Team|February 24, 2021|Popular-Science
Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Normality, domesticity, ease, in the blazing Arizona desert.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As part of the writing team on Blazing Saddles, he gave its parody of the Western a sharper political edge.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I also impressed upon her, you need to go sirens blazing and door-kicking and stop this,” the sales rep said.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the windows in the blazing sunshine were dressed in dark winter clothes which made the town seem even more out of synch.
No Movie Stars, No Red Carpet, But Off-Season Cannes Is Still Magic|Liza Foreman|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Passing a bungalow that was blazing furiously, he saw in the compound the corpses of two women.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Her eyes were blazing with triumph, yet her lips curved with contempt at the attitude of her trembling father.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
If it should ever be my lot to take the Long Trail at short notice, I hope it will be under a blue sky and a blazing sun.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
But one day when we marched beneath the blazing sun, we met a storm and found no shelter.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd