blazing
adjective (blazing); verb, -ing form of blaze
Everyday
- Burning brightly and strongly. tree →
- Very hot or bright: blazing sun, blazing heat. tree →
- (informal) Very angry, or very strong: a blazing row. tree →
- Very fast: at blazing speed. tree →
In the lessons
In stories: a blazing fire, a blazing house, a blazing summer day. In weather and safety talk: wear sun cream on a blazing hot day. «A blazing row» (UK) is a very angry, loud argument.
Examples
- We toasted marshmallows over the blazing fire. tree →
- It was a blazing hot day, so we stayed in the shade. tree →
- The firefighters rescued the cat from the blazing barn. tree →
- Mum and Dad had a blazing row about money. tree →
- The car drove off at blazing speed. tree →
- Her eyes were blazing with anger. tree →
- On one of the graves he saw a great fire blazing. tree →
Note
«Blazing hot» = extremely hot. Base verb: blaze. Do not confuse with «blazer» (jacket).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «blazing» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «blazing» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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