1
: burning very brightly and intensely
a blazing fire
2
: of outstanding power, speed, heat, or intensity
blazing eyes
a blazing fastball
blazing gunfire
blazingly
adverb
Examples of blazing in a Sentence
She runs with blazing speed.
the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party
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Tennessee and the South are in for blazing conditions for the foreseeable future, according to meteorologists.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
The 21-year-old Hairston was one of the fastest cornerbacks at the 2025 NFL Combine, running a blazing 4.28 40-yard dash.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This set off blazing alarm bells for the entire U.S. cattle and beef industry.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The explosion sent the building's blazing roof into the sky and prompted temporary evacuations nearby because of gas leak concerns.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
The 21-year-old Hairston was one of the fastest cornerbacks at the 2025 NFL Combine, running a blazing 4.28 40-yard dash.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
This set off blazing alarm bells for the entire U.S. cattle and beef industry.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The explosion sent the building's blazing roof into the sky and prompted temporary evacuations nearby because of gas leak concerns.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for blazing
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“Blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blazing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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