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.
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Etymology
Origin of blazing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at blaze 1, -ing 2
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Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Drawn towards the blazing stadium floodlights, Bogong swarms caused havoc at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
We woke at 4:30 a.m. to slog through fields from cold morning dew through to blazing midday heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Julie Jones, who was also at the coffee morning, said it was too soon to judge ap Iorwerth, but that "he came in all guns blazing".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Standing amidst blazing cherry blossoms, he ordered the men under his command—some 88,000 troops in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida—to lay down their weapons.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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