Blazing — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb /ˈblā-ziŋ/ blaz·ing

Meaning & Definition of Blazing

Blazing (adjective)

  1. burning very brightly and intensely
  2. of outstanding power, speed, heat, or intensity

Blazing (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. being on fire

    "the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party"

    similar: ablaze, afire, aflame, alight (chiefly British), burning, combusting, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, ignited, inflamed, kindled, lit
    related: aglow, flaring, flickering, glowing, live, smoldering, broiling, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, burned, charred, incinerated, scorched, seared, singed
    near: choked, damped, dead, doused, extinguished, quenched, smothered, snuffed (out), stamped (out), suffocated

  2. having or expressing great depth of feeling

    "a blazing speech affirming the value of every individual in this world"

    similar: ardent, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded, on fire
    related: gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary, histrionic, melodramatic, enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous, enamored, infatuated, obsessed, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained, frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
    opposite: cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
    near: detached, dry, impersonal, objective, reserved, undemonstrative

Blazing (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to make known openly or publicly

    "the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures"

    similar: advertising, announcing, annunciating, blaring, blazoning, broadcasting, declaring, enunciating, flashing, giving out, heralding, placarding, posting, proclaiming, promulgating, publicizing, publishing, releasing, sounding, trumpeting, beating the drum (for or about), running with
    related: barking, calling (off or out), crying, billboarding, billing, bulletining, gazetting (chiefly British), knelling, ringing, tolling, blurbing, featuring, pitching, plugging, promoting, puffing, disseminating, spreading, disclosing, divulging, introducing, kithing (chiefly Scottish), manifesting, reporting, revealing, showing, advising, apprising, handing down, informing, notifying, communicating, imparting, intimating
    near: concealing, hushing (up), silencing, suppressing, withholding, recalling, recanting, retracting, revoking

  2. to be on fire especially brightly

    "the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire"

    similar: burning, combusting, flaming, glowing, going up in flames
    related: catching, enkindling, deflagrating, firing, igniting, kindling, flaring (up), lighting (up), flickering, guttering, wavering, baking, broiling, charring, cooking, melting, roasting, scorching, sweltering, smoldering, sparking, sputtering, beaming, brightening, radiating, beating (down), flashing, glaring, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, shining, sparkling, twinkling

  3. to shine with a bright harsh light

    "the spotlight blazed through my window"

    similar: beating, burning, flaming, flaring, glaring
    related: beaming, glowing, radiating, flashing, glancing, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glistering, glittering, scintillating, shimmering, sparkling, twinkling, bedazzling, blinding, dazing, dazzling

  4. to proceed or move quickly

    "an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace"

    similar: barreling, belting, blasting, blowing, bolting, bombing (slang), bowling, breezing, bundling, bustling, buzzing, cannonballing, careening, careering, chasing, coursing, cracking (on), dashing, driving, flying, haring, hastening, highballing, hotfooting (it), humping, hurling, hurrying, hurtling, hustling, hying, jetting, jumping, motoring, nipping, pelting, racing, ramming, ripping, rocketing, running, rushing, rustling, scooting, scurrying, scuttling, shooting, speeding, stepping, tearing, traveling, trotting, whirling, whisking, zipping, zooming, beating it, getting a move on, making tracks, shaking a leg, stepping on it
    related: beetling, darting, flitting, scampering, scudding, scuffling, stampeding, streaking, whizzing, galloping, jogging, sprinting, accelerating, quickening, stepping out, catching up, fast-forwarding, outpacing, outrunning, outstripping, overtaking, arrowing, beelining
    opposite: crawling, creeping, poking
    near: dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, hanging (around or out), lagging, lingering, loitering, poking, tarrying, ambling, lumbering, plodding, sauntering, shuffling, strolling, decelerating, slowing (down or up)

Related Entry: Blaze (verb)

Blaze is a different word from Blazing. The synonyms below are for blaze, not for blazing.

  1. to make known openly or publicly

    "the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures"

    similar: advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet, beat the drum (for or about), run with
    related: bark, call (off or out), cry, bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette (chiefly British), knell, ring, toll, blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff, disseminate, spread, disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe (chiefly Scottish), manifest, report, reveal, show, advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify, communicate, impart, intimate
    near: conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold, recall, recant, retract, revoke

Related Entry: Blaze (verb)

Blaze is a different word from Blazing. The synonyms below are for blaze, not for blazing.

  1. to be on fire especially brightly

    "the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire"

    similar: burn, combust, flame, glow, go up in flames
    related: catch, enkindle, deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle, flare (up), light (up), flicker, gutter, waver, bake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, swelter, smolder, spark, sputter, beam, brighten, radiate, beat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle

  2. to shine with a bright harsh light

    "the spotlight blazed through my window"

    similar: beat, burn, flame, flare, glare
    related: beam, glow, radiate, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

  3. to proceed or move quickly

    "an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace"

    similar: barrel, belt, blast, blow, bolt, bomb (slang), bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom, beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
    related: beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle, stampede, streak, whiz, gallop, jog, sprint, accelerate, quicken, step out, catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake, arrow, beeline
    opposite: crawl, creep, poke
    near: dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry, amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll, decelerate, slow (down or up)

Related Entry: Blaze (up) (verb)

Blaze (up) is a different word from Blazing. The synonyms below are for blaze (up), not for blazing.

  1. to develop suddenly and violently

    "after years of decline, street crime blazed up again"

    similar: break out, burst (forth), erupt, explode, flame, flare (up)
    related: rocket, skyrocket, balloon, burgeon, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax, blow up, detonate, touch off

Related Entry: Blazing (at) (verb)

Blazing (at) is a different word from Blazing. The synonyms below are for blazing (at), not for blazing.

  1. as in sniping (at)

    similar: sniping (at), launching, projecting, casting, catapulting, flinging, heaving, hurling, hurtling, lobbing, pelting, pitching, slinging, throwing, tossing, blasting, discharging, firing, loosing, shooting, squeezing off

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Blazing

The most common words with a similar meaning to Blazing:

Chiefly British: alight
Slang: bombing
ablaze, afire, aflame, burning, combusting, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, ignited, inflamed, kindled, lit, ardent, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded, on fire, advertising, announcing, annunciating, blaring, blazoning

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Blazing

Words with the opposite meaning of Blazing:

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional, crawling, creeping, poking

Related Words for Blazing

aglow, flickering, live, smoldering, broiling, hot, piping hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, burned, charred, incinerated, scorched, seared, singed, gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary, histrionic

Near Antonyms of Blazing

choked, damped, dead, doused, extinguished, quenched, smothered, snuffed (out), stamped (out), suffocated, detached, dry, impersonal, objective, reserved, undemonstrative, concealing, hushing (up), silencing, suppressing, withholding, recalling, recanting, retracting, revoking, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, hanging (around or out)

Word Forms of Blazing

Derived words: blazingly (adverb)

Origin & Etymology of Blazing

First known use: 15th century

Words & Phrases Containing Blazing

blazing star, with guns blazing

Frequently Asked Questions about Blazing

What does "Blazing" mean?

"Blazing" means burning very brightly and intensely. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: burning very brightly and intensely. It has 6 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Blazing"?

Other words for "Blazing" include ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, burning, combusting, conflagrant and fiery. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Blazing" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Blazing"?

There are 262 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Blazing". Common alternatives include ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, burning, combusting, conflagrant, fiery, flaming and ignited.

What is the opposite of "Blazing"?

Antonyms of "Blazing" include cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional, crawling and creeping. Near antonyms include choked, damped, dead and doused.

How do you use "Blazing" in a sentence?

Examples of "Blazing" in a sentence: "the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party"; "a blazing speech affirming the value of every individual in this world"; "the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures".

Is "Blazing" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Blazing" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Blazing"?

"Blazing" is pronounced /ˈblā-ziŋ/ and divided into syllables as blaz·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Blazing"?

First known use: 15th century.