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
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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
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Yvette Martinez’s blazing car was found off Highway 198 between Coalinga and King City on Oct. 10, 2010, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said in a Feb. 5 news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
The male has a dark blue head, vibrant green back and a blazing red chest, belly, and rump.
—Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
President Trump has only been in office a week, but the departments under his command are moving with blazing speed to transform the federal bureaucracy into an army of loyalists.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Yvette Martinez’s blazing car was found off Highway 198 between Coalinga and King City on Oct. 10, 2010, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office said in a Feb. 5 news release.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
The male has a dark blue head, vibrant green back and a blazing red chest, belly, and rump.
—Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
President Trump has only been in office a week, but the departments under his command are moving with blazing speed to transform the federal bureaucracy into an army of loyalists.
—Sam Baker, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Blazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blazing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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