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adjective blaz·ing \ ˈblā-ziŋ \

Definition of blazing

1 :burning very brightly and intensely

a blazing fire

2 :of outstanding power, speed, heat, or intensity

blazing eyes

a blazing fastball

blazing gunfire

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blazingly

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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

First Known Use of blazing

15th century

blazing Synonyms

Synonyms

afire, aflame, alight [chiefly British], ablaze, burning, combusting, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, ignited, inflamed (also enflamed), kindled, lit (or lighted)

Antonyms

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

Related Words

aglow, flaring, flickering, glowing, live, smoldering (or smouldering); broiling, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling; burned (or burnt), charred, incinerated, scorched, seared, singed

Near Antonyms

choked, damped, dead, doused (also dowsed), extinguished, quenched, smothered, snuffed (out), stamped (out), suffocated

BLAZING Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of blazing for English Language Learners

: very hot, fast, or powerful

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