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
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.
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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
Wiggins suffered an injury while running a blazing 4.28 40-yard dash in Indianapolis, but he’s expected to be good to go for Clemson’s Pro Day on April 1.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
The weather can be slightly cool, which is a welcome change from the blazing hot summer temperatures.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
After the blazing cries of real protesters, Strong’s delivery seemed all the more subdued.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
There are the same intense close-ups of grizzly sweating faces, florid musical score and blazing credits that characterized the Italian master’s spaghetti Westerns.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
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
Wiggins suffered an injury while running a blazing 4.28 40-yard dash in Indianapolis, but he’s expected to be good to go for Clemson’s Pro Day on April 1.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
The weather can be slightly cool, which is a welcome change from the blazing hot summer temperatures.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
After the blazing cries of real protesters, Strong’s delivery seemed all the more subdued.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
There are the same intense close-ups of grizzly sweating faces, florid musical score and blazing credits that characterized the Italian master’s spaghetti Westerns.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blazing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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