BLAZING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blazing mean? 

• BLAZING (noun)
  The noun BLAZING has 1 sense:

1. a strong flame that burns brightly

  Familiarity information: BLAZING used as a noun is very rare.

• BLAZING (adjective)
  The adjective BLAZING has 2 senses:

1. shining intensely

2. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

  Familiarity information: BLAZING used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLAZING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong flame that burns brightly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

blaze; blazing

Context example:

the blaze spread rapidly

Hypernyms ("blazing" is a kind of...):

fire; flame; flaming (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke)

• BLAZING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shining intensely

Synonyms:

blazing; blinding; dazzling; fulgent; glaring; glary

Context example:

the glaring sun

Similar:

bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Synonyms:

blatant; blazing; conspicuous

Context example:

a blazing indiscretion

Similar:

unconcealed (not concealed or hidden)

 Context examples 

Dropping his scrip, he bounded over the stream once more, and made for the two villains, with his staff whirled over his shoulder and his gray eyes blazing with fury.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes tossed it in among the blazing papers.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then, again, I have heard it is no use your applying if your hair is light red, or dark red, or anything but real bright, blazing, fiery red.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His eyes were blazing, his mouth was wide open; the teeth gleamed cruelly white.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It was a blazing hot day in August.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

How we longed for the light and heat of a blazing fire when we got back!

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

But that's not the case with WASP-121b, which is orbiting so dangerously close to its star that its upper atmosphere reaches a blazing 4,600 degrees Fahrenheit.

(Hubble Uncovers a ‘Heavy Metal’ Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football, NASA)

She wanted to lean toward this burning, blazing man that was like a volcano spouting forth strength, robustness, and health.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

It also means that the top of the planet's atmosphere is heated to a blazing 4,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,500 Celsius), hot enough to boil some metals.

(Hubble Detects Exoplanet with Glowing Water Atmosphere, NASA)

Suddenly he jumped to his feet, with his eyes blazing and all the signs of intense cerebral excitement.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)