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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Burning with a blaze.
- adjective [Obs.], (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Chamælirium luteum of the Lily family;Liatris squarrosa ; andAletris farinosa , called alsocolicroot andstar grass .
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- verb Present participle of
blaze . - adjective Very
fast . - adjective sarcastically Very
slow . - adjective slang, of a person Sexually attractive.
- adjective Of tremendous intensity or fervor;
white-hot . - adjective colloquial
Exceedingly angry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shining intensely
- adjective without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
- noun a strong flame that burns brightly
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Examples
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Even if God did appear before you in blazing glory, would you believe he existed or would you consider it a hallucination of some sort or a trick played on you?
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Even if God did appear before you in blazing glory, would you believe he existed or would you consider it a hallucination of some sort or a trick played on you?
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On the other side, someone had painted many of the occupied buildings in blazing colors: pink, yellow, and minty green — a jarring sight in the washed-out landscape.
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He was referring to the blazing image that makes up the poster for the Quiksilver Pro New York, a two-week surfing competition coming to Long Island on Sept. 1, and the first-ever Association of Surfing Professionals World Title Race stop on the East Coast.
The Photograph of a Lifetime Was No Day at the Beach Pia Catton 2011
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On the other side, someone had painted many of the occupied buildings in blazing colors: pink, yellow, and minty green — a jarring sight in the washed-out landscape.
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To show he could, Michael climbed to the top of the highest pyramid, just barely, in blazing midday heat.
A Mexico love story 2008
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When I scrolled down to the bottom and saw "serve frozen" I knew it would be the perfect treat for an outdoor BBQ in blazing heat.
BROWNIE CHEESECAKE Melissa 2008
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When I scrolled down to the bottom and saw "serve frozen" I knew it would be the perfect treat for an outdoor BBQ in blazing heat.
Archive 2008-05-01 Melissa 2008
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Speechless before these budding green spring leaves in blazing sunlight
norbert blei | basho’s road « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008
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To show he could, Michael climbed to the top of the highest pyramid, just barely, in blazing midday heat.
A Mexico love story 2008
Related Words
synonyms (81)
Words with the same meaning
- ablaze
- afire
- aflame
- aflicker
- aglow
- alight
- ardent
- blistering
- branding
- burning
- calcination
- candent
- candescent
- carbonization
- cauterization
- cautery
- cineration
- comburent
- combustion
- concremation
- conflagrant
- cracking
- cremation
- cupellation
- deflagration
- destructive distillation
- distillation
- distilling
- fervent
- fervid
- fiery
- flagrant
- flaming
- flaring
- flashing
- flashy
- flickering
- fulgurant
- fulgurating
- fuming
- glowing
- guttering
- ignescent
- ignited
- in a blaze
- in a glow
- in flames
- incandescent
- incineration
- inflamed
- kindled
- live
- living
- meteoric
- on fire
- oxidation
- oxidization
- parching
- passionate
- perfervid
- pyrolysis
- red-hot
- reeking
- refining
- scintillant
- scintillating
- scorching
- scorification
- searing
- self-immolation
- singeing
- smelting
- smoking
- smoldering
- sparking
- suttee
- the stake
- thermogenesis
- unextinguished
- unquenched
- vesication
Louises commented on the word blazing
The wolf looking out through human eyes with quiet blazing animal alertness. From "The Last Werewolf" by Glen Duncan.
March 28, 2012