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emblazing

emblazing is the present participle and gerund of emblaze.

Meaning of emblaze

Verb

emblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)

  1. (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
  2. (transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
  3. (poetic, transitive) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.
    • When a window screen is emblazed with a pretty design, one cannot look into the room beyond because of arrest of vision by the figure upon the screen.1915, Robert Tuttle Morris, Doctors Versus Folks

Questions about emblazing

What is emblazing the present participle and gerund of?
Emblazing is the present participle and gerund of emblaze.

Words near emblazing in the dictionary

  1. emblaze
  2. emblazed
  3. emblazer
  4. emblazers
  5. emblazes
  6. emblazing
  7. emblazon
  8. emblazoned
  9. emblazoner
  10. emblazoners
  11. emblazoning

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