blazing Definition

blaze¹
noun

1. A bright strong fire or flame.

Thesaurus: fire, flames, combustion, eruption, flare-up, conflagration.
2. A brilliant display.

Example: The garden was a blaze of colour
Thesaurus: burst, gleam, flash, flare, glitter.
3. A sudden and sharp bursting out of feeling or emotion.
4. An intense burst or spate(see also blaze³).

Example: a blaze of publicity

verb, intr blazed, blazing

1. To burn or shine brightly.

Thesaurus: burn, flame, flash, flare, glare, explode, burst.
2. colloq
To show great emotion, especially to be furious.
Example: Keep out of her way ―she's still blazing
intr
3a. Said of a person: to fire a gun rapidly and without stopping;

Form: blaze away (often)
intr
3b. Said of a gun: to fire rapidly and without stopping.

Form: blaze away (often)
intr
4. colloq
To work very hard or vigorously.
Form: blaze away at something (usually)

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon blæse torch.

Phrasal Verb: blaze up

To suddenly burn much more brightly.To become very angry.

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blaze²
noun

1. A white mark or band on an animal's face.
2. A mark made on the bark of a tree, especially to show a route or path.

verb

blazed, blazing
1. To mark (a tree or path, etc) with blazes.

Idiom: blaze a trail

To be the first to do, study or discover something, etc.

literally
To make marks on trees, etc along one's route or trail, so that others may follow behind.

Etymology: 17c: perhaps related to Dutch bles and Norse blesi a white blaze on a horse's head.

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blaze³
verb

blazed, blazing
1. To make (news or information) widely known; to proclaim or publicize it openly or loudly.

Form: blaze something abroad (especially)

Etymology: 14c in the obsolete sense ‘to blow (eg a horn)', from Dutch blasen.

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blazing
adj

1. Burning brightly.
2. colloq
Extremely angry; furious.
Example: a blazing row