blazing

B3L1A1Z10I1N1G2
/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

adjective

Very fast.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blaze
adjectiveblazing (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableVery fast.
  2. not comparableslangSexually attractive.

    There were enough blazing babes in the place to give a monk a hard-on on sight.

    2023, Queer Africa: New and Collected Fiction, page 16
  3. not comparableOf tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.

    Blazing scarlet is the best; rifle-green the next best.

    1859, Punch, Or, The London Charivari, Volumes 36-37, Published for the Proprietors, at the Office, 13, page 236
  4. informalnot comparableExceedingly angry.

    She twirled around, her eyes blazing.

    2 more examples

    The divorced couple had a blazing row.

    Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it.

    1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 31, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 142
nounblazing (plural blazings)

plural blazings

  1. The act of something that blazes or burns.

    the blazings of many fires

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshining intensely

adjectivewithout any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

nouna strong flame that burns brightly

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek αἴθων
  • αἴθων (aíthōn)Translations
Bulgarian ярък
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Esperanto flamanta
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Hindi ज्वलंत
  • ज्वलंत (jvalant)Translations
Polish palący, piekący
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  • piekącyTranslations
  • prażącyTranslations
Spanish flamígero
  • flamígeroTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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