blazingblaz‧ing /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun] 
a blazing August afternoon2full of strong emotions, especially anger: He jumped to his feet in a blazing fury.blazing row (=very angry argument)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- At twilight, the blazing orange sunset turned into a muted pink.
- The blazing lights of the casino shone out across the bay.
- the blazing reds and oranges of the flowers
- The heat from the blazing car could be felt several metres away.
- They sat on the sofa in front of a blazing fire.
- We stood for hours in the blazing sun.
- Charles summoned Adeane, they had yet another blazing row, and Adeane returned to the more predictable workings of the Bar.
- Soon after lunch, as they sheltered from the blazing heat, Julie stretched out on a towel and blanket.
- The blazing wreckage crashed into wild, inaccessible countryside only eight miles from the airport.
- The lightning was the forked kind and it branched suddenly like a firework and yet like the limb of a blazing tree.
- These mighty creatures made their lairs beneath the blazing peaks of the Dragon Spine Mountains.
- Tiny figures in the distance, silhouetted against the flames, rushed about trying to extinguish the blazing hangars.
Longman Language Activatorextremely bright
extremely bright and strong, but also attractive and pleasant: · All of a sudden the stage was flooded with brilliant light.· A shaft of brilliant sunlight shone through the dusty attic window.· Suddenly, I looked up and saw a point of light that was more brilliant than any star I had ever seen.
a blinding light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after you have looked into it : · There was a blinding flash and then a loud bang.· The sun on the snow is blinding.· The blinding glare of our headlights frightened the deer.
a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and makes it difficult for you to see: · We walked out of the cinema into dazzling sunshine.· The sun was so dazzling that it was impossible to even look at its reflection in the water.
extremely bright - use this about the sun, or about lights that you can see from a long way away: · The blazing lights of the casino shone out across the bay.· At twilight, the blazing orange sunset turned into a muted pink.
when something is burning to produce flames and heat: · A pile of branches was burning in the yard.· At one end of the room a coal fire burned brightly.· The candle flickered briefly, then burned with a steady flame.
if a building, vehicle, or piece of clothing is on fire , it is burning: · Large areas of the forest are reported to be on fire.· Before long the neighboring houses were on fire too.
also be ablaze to be on fire with a lot of flames, causing serious damage: · When the fire department arrived the whole school was in flames.· Twelve hours after the bombing raid, many parts of the city were still ablaze.
burning very brightly with a lot of flames and heat: · They sat on the sofa in front of a blazing fire.· The heat from the blazing car could be felt several metres away.
British /smolder American to burn slowly, producing smoke but no flames: · The fire in the chemical factory was so intense that it was still smouldering a week later.· A cigarette smoldered in the ashtray.· a pile of smoldering leaves
if a fire or flame flickers , it burns unsteadily: · A welcoming fire flickered in the grate.· Inside the shrine candles flicker next to statues of saints.
WORD SETSbackwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno.
(=very angry argument)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Jo stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury. literary· Then he noticed the dark eyes, smouldering with hate.
Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. (=a very angry row)· She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
· Tourists trudge around in the blazing sun.
· We stepped out of the plane into the bright sunshine of Corfu.
· He managed to crawl away from the burning wreckage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It might have been the blazing fire in the corner of this very upmarket restaurant.· She is best remembered for extinguishing a blazing fire by making the sign of the cross.· He threw off the blanket, picked up the limp girl and gently placed her on the mat in front of the blazing fire.· However, whether a small spark is struck or a blazing fire lit, the flame is the same.· He came through as she was slamming the food on to the low coffee-table in front of the obediently blazing fire.· I settled happily before the blazing fire, musing upon the stupidity of salmon fishing and certain of my friends.· She greeted Charlotte in a drawing room strewn with plants and pictures where an impassive bloodhound dozed before a blazing fire.
· Charles summoned Adeane, they had yet another blazing row, and Adeane returned to the more predictable workings of the Bar.· You know how it is: one minute you're talking, the next there's a blazing row.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1extremely hot: - Ewood Park is a lucky ground for them and in the first half they went for Blackburn with all guns blazing.
- Kasparov has won, but Karpov went down with all guns blazing to an honourable defeat.
- Naomi has moved in, with all guns blazing.
a blazing August afternoon2full of strong emotions, especially anger: He jumped to his feet in a blazing fury.blazing row (=very angry argument)