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blazing

/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

blazing is the present participle and gerund of blaze.

Adjective

blazing (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Very fast.
  2. (slang) Sexually attractive.
    • There were enough blazing babes in the place to give a monk a hard-on on sight.2023, Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, page 16
  3. Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.
    • Blazing scarlet is the best; rifle-green the next best.1859, Punch, Or, The London Charivari, Volumes 36-37, Published for the Proprietors, at the Office, 13, page 236
  4. (informal) Exceedingly angry.
    • The divorced couple had a blazing row.
    • She twirled around, her eyes blazing.

Meaning of blaze

Verb

blaze (third-person singular simple present blazes, present participle blazing, simple past and past participle blazed)

  1. (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
    • The campfire blazed merrily.
  2. (intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.
    • And far and wide the icy summit blaze.1793, William Wordsworth, Descriptive Sketches
  3. (intransitive, poetic) To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
  4. (rare, transitive) To set in a blaze; burn.
  5. (transitive) To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
  6. (figuratively) To be furiously angry; to speak or write in a rage.
    • “I’ll die before I let my grandad pay you that much money!” blazed the girl.1929, Reginald Charles Barker, The Hair-trigger Brand, page 160

See all 27 meanings of blaze

Noun

blazing (plural blazings)

  1. The act of something that blazes or burns.
    • the blazings of many fires

Forms of blazing

pluralblazings

Words formed from blazing

Phrases with blazing

Words that rhyme with blazing

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Questions about blazing

What does blazing mean?
Blazing means very fast.
What is blazing the present participle and gerund of?
Blazing is the present participle and gerund of blaze.
What part of speech is blazing?
Blazing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce blazing?
Blazing is pronounced /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/.

Words near blazing in the dictionary

  1. blazey
  2. Blazi
  3. Blazier
  4. Blaziers
  5. blazin'
  6. blazing
  7. blazing a trail
  8. blazing away
  9. blazing down
  10. blazing on
  11. blazing star

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