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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The biggest thing that gives Golden a chance to shine is his blazing speed.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The physical evidence strongly suggested that rather than hiking across a blazing desert after enduring weeks of torment, Aimee had gotten out of a car and walked a short distance to be discovered.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The hall’s blazing lights finally rose out of the Everglades-black night.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Pickett was seldomly penalized last season and didn’t give up many deep pass plays despite not having blazing recovery speed (4.59-second 40 at his pro day).
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The physical evidence strongly suggested that rather than hiking across a blazing desert after enduring weeks of torment, Aimee had gotten out of a car and walked a short distance to be discovered.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The hall’s blazing lights finally rose out of the Everglades-black night.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Pickett was seldomly penalized last season and didn’t give up many deep pass plays despite not having blazing recovery speed (4.59-second 40 at his pro day).
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.
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