blazing
pronunciation
How to pronounce blazing in British English:
UK [ˈbleɪzɪŋ]
How to pronounce blazing in American English:
US [ ˈbleɪzɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a strong flame that burns brightly
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- Adjective:
- shining intensely
- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
Word Origin
- blazing (adj.)
- late 14c., "shining," also "vehement," present participle adjective from blaze (v.1). As a mild or euphemistic epithet, attested from 1888 (no doubt connected with the blazes in colloquial sense of "Hell").
Example
- 1. The charm of my wonderful josephine kindles a living , blazing fire in-my heart and senses
- 2. That is a familiar opening gambit in a new sort of political storm , raging ever more fiercely in corners of the world where electric power comes , or may soon come , from flashing blades rather than blazing furnaces .
- 3. Los angeles sunrises and sunsets often dazzle , but they 'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western united states and eastern asia : the moon will slide across the sun , blocking everything but a blazing halo of light .
- 4. The refinery fire sent a plume of thick black smoke from blazing spherical storage tanks .
- 5. " Of course I 'm all in favour of clean energy , especially wind power , but ...... " that is a familiar opening gambit in a new sort of political storm , raging ever more fiercely in corners of the world where electric power comes , or may soon come , from flashing blades rather than blazing furnaces .