blazing
- adjective
- /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
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flagrante
- His blazing anger was evident when he confronted the team about their poor performance.
Examples
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So he's going to walk in there guns a blazing or what?
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In the tri-state area, much of the violence stemmed from the activities of a pair of shadowy groups known as the "Knights of the Blazing Ring" and the "Knights of the Flaming Circle."
Academic text (1996) -
But if you're going down guns blazing, go down that way.
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He came out guns blazing, shot the cops, both of whom are now dead.
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He came out guns blazing, shot the cops, both of whom are now dead.
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Those four sort of pillars of blazing hot material, a smart self marketing plan, enough contacts and industry savvy.
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Oh my that's not blazing. Ohhh, wow, there's nothing on this PCB.
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And if Biden wins, they have got to go guns blazing and impeach Alito immediately impeach Clarence Thomas.
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The politician's blazing criticism of the new policy left no doubt about her stance.
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She made a blazing statement during the debate that shocked everyone in the audience.
Synonyms
96
4.5
Very obvious and done openly without shame
55
5.1
Easy to see and notice because it stands out
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.2
In a very strong and determined way, often to attack or confront someone
Compounds
A tall plant with many close purple flower spikes used in flower arrangements
How Blatant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blazing also comes from the same old word blaze, and because a blaze is something bright that draws everyone's eye and cannot be hidden, people use blazing to mean 'completely obvious' or shocking.