"blazing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-blazing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} blazing (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Very fast. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-adj-fqyETns3
  2. (slang, of a person) Sexually attractive. Tags: not-comparable, of a person, slang
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-adj-LMxNnduF
  3. Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-adj-8oMNRUrz
  4. (informal) Exceedingly angry. Tags: informal, not-comparable Translations (Translations): αἴθων (aíthōn) (Ancient Greek), ярък (jarǎk) (Bulgarian), سوزان (suzan) (Ottoman Turkish), flamígero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-adj-1KBK08sA Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trail-blazing

Noun

IPA: /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-blazing.ogg [Australia] Forms: blazings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} blazing (plural blazings)
  1. The act of something that blazes or burns.
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-noun-Run63niX

Verb

IPA: /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-blazing.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -eɪzɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blazing
  1. present participle and gerund of blaze Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: blaze Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-blazing-en-verb-~PYsCNlv Disambiguation of Fire: 3 1 14 4 6 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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