blaze verb [intransitive]
1 to burn very brightly and strongly [↪ blazing]:
fire
2 to shine with a very bright light :
light
A huge truck was advancing towards us, its headlights blazing.
3 if someone's eyes are blazing, their eyes are shining brightly because they are feeling a very strong emotion, usually anger
eyes
[usually in progressive] literaryblaze with
Linda leapt to her feet, her dark eyes blazing with anger.
4 if guns blaze, they fire bullets quickly and continuously :
gun
also blaze awayAn enemy plane roared overhead, its guns blazing.
5 to develop or do something new and important, or to do something important that no one has done before :
blaze a trail
an innovative young company that has blazed a trail for others to follow
6 if something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice :
be blazed across/all over something
News of their divorce was blazed across all the tabloids.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
blaz‧ing adj, [only before noun]
1 extremely hot :
a blazing August afternoon
2 full of strong emotions, especially anger :
He jumped to his feet in a blazing fury.
blazing row (=very angry argument)
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
No comments:
Post a Comment