to blaze
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4.4
- verb
- /bleɪz/
:
surcar
- And for me, it's terrifying, terrifying blazing speed.
- blaze a trail
You don't want to try to blaze your way through these.
- You don't want to try to blaze your way through these.
- And then he and then we started the scene and he was just like came guns blazing, like just all, every word on point, like just so good.
- You can go and get all the skills you need to deal with this, and then these people still can come at you guns blazing and you have to just hold firm.
- When I get the hair and I get the outfit girl, I will come in guns a blazing turning a look.
Examples
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And then a stream of joy went blazing through my whole body.
Fiction book (1991) -
Munny wipes sweat from his face and looks up at the blazing sun.
Fiction book (1993) -
The dogs go blazing away and, after a moment, so too do the men.
Fiction book (1996) -
And the next thing... I spotted him blazing toward Earth.
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In graduate school, she had known students who simply blazed their way through seminars.
Fiction book (2000) -
We served on the Stargazer; we're used to blazing new territory.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jacob gazes at his old friend and mentor, frustration blazing in his eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
The old man, stricken, jerked his head, eyes blazing with acceptance.
Fiction book (1997) -
The meteor streaked across the sky, blazing with a bright light as it fell to Earth.
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To reach the finish line first, she was blazing down the track at an incredible speed.
Synonyms
181
2.3
To produce light and heat from fire
115
1.9
Enter or appear suddenly with energy
89
1.0
To give a sudden short bright light
34
1.7
To burn or shine with a bright, hot light
32
2.6
To start burning suddenly
18
4.2
To burn or shine with a sudden bright light
8
7.4
To catch fire or make something burn
3
4.6
To light up suddenly with a strong flame or bright light
1
4.6
To suddenly start burning strongly or become much more intense
1
4.9
To start burning with a strong bright flame
1
4.8
Start burning and produce flames
To move out very quickly and brightly, like a flash of fire
To catch fire suddenly
To start to burn suddenly and brightly
Set on fire so it is burning
To burn with a bright flame or glow
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Etymology
The word blaze used for moving fast comes from the image of something going so quickly it seems to leave a bright trail, so to 'blaze' down a hall or road means to move very rapidly and with energy.