blazing
/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
blazing is the present participle and gerund of blaze.
Adjective
blazing (not comparable)
- Very fast.
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
- The campfire blazed merrily.
- 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
- To be conspicuous; shine brightly a brilliancy (of talents, deeds, etc.).
- To set in a blaze; burn.
- To cause to shine forth; exhibit vividly; be resplendent with.
- 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
Noun
blazing (plural blazings)
- The act of something that blazes or burns.
- the blazings of many fires
Forms of blazing
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Words formed from blazing
Phrases with blazing
Words that rhyme with blazing
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/.
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