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# blazing

adjective (blazing); verb, -ing form of blaze

«blazing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Burning brightly and strongly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#m1)
2. Very hot or bright: blazing sun, blazing heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#m2)
3. (informal) Very angry, or very strong: a blazing row. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#m3)
4. Very fast: at blazing speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x1)
- It was a blazing hot day, so we stayed in the shade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x2)
- The firefighters rescued the cat from the blazing barn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x3)
- Mum and Dad had a blazing row about money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x4)
- The car drove off at blazing speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x5)
- Her eyes were blazing with anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x6)
- On one of the graves he saw a great fire blazing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/#x7)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blazing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blazing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blazing.html) on Mova free.