blazing
/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- Burning very strongly and brightly.
- The firefighters worked to control the blazing house fire.
- The sun was blazing overhead, making the sand too hot to walk on.
- A blazing campfire kept us warm through the cold night.
- Very intense, powerful, or extreme.
- She has a blazing talent for playing the piano.
- He made a blazing error that cost the team the game.
- The argument ended in a blazing row that lasted for hours.
Antonyms
adverb
- Used as an intensifier before an adjective, meaning 'extremely' or 'very'.
- The coffee was blazing hot, so I had to wait a few minutes to drink it.
- The critics gave the movie a blazing negative review.
- It was a blazing fast car that could go from zero to sixty in under three seconds.
verb
- Present participle of blaze: to burn brightly and strongly.
- The logs were blazing in the fireplace.
- The candles were blazing on the birthday cake.
- I could see the fire blazing from a mile away.
- Present participle of blaze: to move very fast.
- The car came blazing around the corner and nearly hit a pedestrian.
- The runner was blazing down the track toward the finish line.
- She was blazing through her homework so she could go out with friends.