blazing

blaze ¹  (blz)

n.

1.

a. A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.

b. A destructive fire.

2. A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun.

3. A brilliant, striking display: flowers that were a blaze of color.

4. A sudden outburst, as of emotion: a blaze of anger.

5. blazes Used as an intensive: Where in blazes are my keys?

v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

v.intr.

1. To burn with a bright flame.

2. To shine brightly.

3. To be resplendent: a garden blazing with flowers.

4. To flare up suddenly: My neighbor's temper blazed.

5. To shoot rapidly and continuously: Machine guns blazed.

v.tr.

To shine or be resplendent with: eyes that blazed hatred.

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[Middle English blase, from Old English blæse; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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blazing·ly adv.

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blaze ²  (blz)

n.

1. A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.

2. A mark cut or painted on a tree to indicate a trail.

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

1. To mark (a tree) with or as if with blazes.

2. To indicate (a trail) by marking trees with blazes.

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[Of Germanic origin; akin to blaze.]

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blaze ³  (blz)

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

To make known publicly; proclaim: Headlines blazed the news.

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[Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blsen, to blow up, swell; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blazing - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" blaze flame, flaming, fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
Adj.	1.	blazing - shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" blinding, fulgent, glaring, glary, dazzling bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
	2.	blazing - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" blatant, conspicuous unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

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blazing

adjective

1. burning, flashing, flaming, glowing, gleaming, on fire, fiery, alight, scorching, smouldering, ablaze, aflame, afire a blazing fire

2. shining, brilliant, flashing, glowing, sparkling, illuminated, gleaming, radiant, luminous, incandescent, aglow, coruscating the blazing, brilliant rays of a new dawn

3. furious, excited, angry, raging, passionate, fuming, frenzied, incensed, enraged, seething, fervent, impassioned, wrathful My husband has just had a blazing row with his boss.

Translations

blazing [ˈbleɪzɪŋ] ADJ

1. [building etc] → en llamas; [fire] → llameante; [sun] → abrasador, ardiente; [light] → brillante; [eyes] → centelleante

2. [row, anger] → violento

blazing [ˈbleɪzɪŋ] adj

[sun] → éclatant(e); [hot weather] → torride

(British) [row] → violent(e)

blazing

adj

building etc → brennend; fire, torch → lodernd; sun, light → grell; sun (= hot) → brennend

(fig) eyes → funkelnd (→ with vor +dat); row → furchtbar; he is blazing (inf) → er kocht vor Wut (inf), → er ist fuchsteufelswild (inf)

blazing [ˈbleɪzɪŋ] adj (building) → in fiamme; (fire) → ardente; (sun) → infuocato/a; (light) → sfolgorante; (jewel) → sfavillante; (eyes) → fiammeggiante; (colour, quarrel, anger) → acceso/a