Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blazing

/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: blaz-ing
IPA: /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blaze

adj

Informal

adj

Sexually attractive.

Slang

adj

Of tremendous intensity, heat (thermal energy) or fervor; white-hot.

adj

Exceedingly angry.

Informal

noun

The act of something that blazes or burns.

Example Sentences

"There were enough blazing babes in the place to give a monk a hard-on on sight."
"Blazing scarlet is the best; rifle-green the next best."
"The divorced couple had a blazing row."
"She twirled around, her eyes blazing."
"Ahab seemed a pyramid, and I, like a blazing fool, kept kicking at it."
"the blazings of many fires"

Usage

Inflected Forms

blazings (plural)

Derived Forms

blazingly blazingstar unblazing

Frequently Paired Words

trailblazing

Synonyms

blinding dazzling fulgent glaring glary blatant conspicuous blaze

Rhymes With

amazing raising praising grazing gazing glazing phrasing phasing hazing razing appraising lazing

Questions

How do you pronounce blazing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/.
What does blazing mean?: present participle and gerund of blaze

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