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blazing a trail

blazing a trail is the present participle of blaze a trail.

Meaning of blaze a trail

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To show the way or proceed rapidly.
  2. (idiomatic) To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.
    • We don't want to blaze a trail when we can imitate something that has already been done.

Questions about blazing a trail

What is blazing a trail the present participle of?
Blazing a trail is the present participle of blaze a trail.

Words near blazing a trail in the dictionary

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

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