1 [V] to burn brightly and strongly:
A huge fire was blazing in the fireplace. * Within minutes the whole building was blazing. * He rushed back into the blazing house.
2 [V] to shine brightly:
The sun blazed down from a clear blue sky. * The garden blazed with colour.
3 [V] ~ (with sth) (written) if sb's eyes blaze, they look extremely angry:
Her eyes were blazing with fury.
4 (also blazon) [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (across / all over sth) to make news or information widely known by telling people about it in a way they are sure to notice:
The story was blazed all over the daily papers.
5 ~ (away) if a gun or sb using a gun blazes, the gun fires continuously:
In the distance machine guns were blazing.
IDIOMS
blaze a trail to be the first to do or to discover sth that others follow:
The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery.
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PHRASALVERBS
blaze up
1 to suddenly start burning very strongly
2 to suddenly become very angry
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] (used especially in newspapers) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one:
Five people died in the blaze. * More than 50 firefighters fought to bring the blaze under control.
2 [sing.] strong bright flames in a fire:
Dry wood makes a good blaze.
3 [sing.] a ~ of sth a very bright show of lights or colour; an impressive or noticeable show of sth:
The gardens in summer are a blaze of colour. * a blaze of lights in the city centre * the bright blaze of the sun * a blaze of glory * They got married in a blaze of publicity.
4 [sing.] (a) ~ of sth a sudden show of very strong feeling:
a blaze of anger / passion / hate
5 [C,usually sing.] a white mark on an animal's face
IDIOMS
what / where / who the blazes...? (old-fashioned, spoken) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word 'hell':
What the blazes have you done?
like blazes (old-fashioned, spoken) very hard; very fast
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is blaze a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, blaze is tagged as verb.
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