blazing fire
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- noun
- /ˈbleɪzɪŋ faɪər/
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fuego ardiente
- The whole family gathered in the living room, enjoying each other's company beside a blazing fire.
Examples
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We partook in the dining room, another high-ceilinged affair with another blazing fire.
Blog text (23) -
A blazing fire, some wine, dinner in front of the fire.
Fiction book (1994) -
I wish us to be in a nice warm house... with a great big blazing fire.
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The room was warming up from the blazing fire.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then he caught sight of her among the young men and women forming a ring around a blazing fire.
Fiction book (1995) -
A blazing fire kept the room uncomfortably warm.
Fiction book (1999) -
Medieval chairs, a table, an old coffin, a bed in one corner, and a blazing fire.
Fiction book (1994) -
She left the blazing fire and stepped out onto the veranda to listen to the night.
Fiction book (1997) -
Afterward, we sat gorged before a blazing fire and reminisced about previous feasts.
Fiction book (2000) -
As we sat outside, we warmed ourselves near a blazing fire under the starry sky.
Synonyms
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A very bright light or strong flame that shines very brightly
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a fire burning with great intensity' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'blazing' (very bright/intense burning) with 'fire' (the burning process). This adjective+noun composition follows a standard descriptive pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
Blazing fire gives a clear picture: imagine very bright, very hot flames; the word blazing and the word fire together show flames that shine and burn very strongly. That's why it means 'a fire burning with great intensity or brightness'.