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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Bud Light and Billboard have partnered to help music fans who are 21 and older usher in the blazing days of summer with fresh country music and cold beer.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Dubai Peak season: November to April Off season: June to September
Under the blazing desert’s summer sun Dubai gets a bit sluggish.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Her portrayal of maternal monster fighter Ripley proved to be a benchmark and blazing leader whose path other screen heroines have since followed.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This spring the spotlight has shifted to Coleman, and his blazing second leg helped Granada Hills take first in the 4x100 relay in 40.85 seconds Saturday in the 64th edition of the Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
My first total solar eclipse experience in 2017 made for the shortest two minutes of my life: the sun transforming into a blazing diamond ring, the beautiful delirium of darkness, that perfect circle in the sky.
—Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Springsteen also played a short but blazing guitar solo, and even joined the other players for a few choreographed moves.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
The sun’s corona — or its blazing hot, outer atmosphere — will be visible.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Even as Instagram-worthy wildflowers bloom across the state, the blazing orange flower has been conspicuously absent from some of its usual haunts — including the reserve in Lancaster and the city of Lake Elsinore.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Dubai Peak season: November to April Off season: June to September
Under the blazing desert’s summer sun Dubai gets a bit sluggish.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Her portrayal of maternal monster fighter Ripley proved to be a benchmark and blazing leader whose path other screen heroines have since followed.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This spring the spotlight has shifted to Coleman, and his blazing second leg helped Granada Hills take first in the 4x100 relay in 40.85 seconds Saturday in the 64th edition of the Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
My first total solar eclipse experience in 2017 made for the shortest two minutes of my life: the sun transforming into a blazing diamond ring, the beautiful delirium of darkness, that perfect circle in the sky.
—Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2024
Springsteen also played a short but blazing guitar solo, and even joined the other players for a few choreographed moves.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
The sun’s corona — or its blazing hot, outer atmosphere — will be visible.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Even as Instagram-worthy wildflowers bloom across the state, the blazing orange flower has been conspicuously absent from some of its usual haunts — including the reserve in Lancaster and the city of Lake Elsinore.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blazing. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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