Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blaze away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: blaze -away
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To endeavor; to work enthusiastically.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Scott, somewhat stunned and now worried that everybody might have opened fire at the U.S. destroyers (he presumably missed Laffey and Farenholt merrily blazing away with their own guns into the darkness), ordered all firing to cease after a couple of minutes."

Usage

Inflected Forms

blazes away (present, singular) blazing away (participle, present) blazed away (participle, past) blazed away (past)

Synonyms

blaze

Questions

What does blaze away mean?: To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

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