1
a
: an intensely burning fire
b
: intense direct light often accompanied by heat
the blaze of TV lights
c
: an active burning
especially
: a sudden bursting forth of flame
2
: something that resembles the blaze of a fire: such as
a
: a dazzling display
a blaze of color
b
: a sudden outburst
a blaze of fury
went down in a blaze of glory
c
blazed; blazing
1
a
: a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal
b
: a white or gray streak in the hair of the head
2
: a trail marker
especially
: a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark
blazed; blazing
1
: to mark (a trail) with blazes (see blaze entry 4 sense 2)
2
: to lead in some direction or activity
blaze new trails in education
Synonyms
Examples of blaze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion
temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights
Verb (1)
the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire
the spotlight blazed through my window
an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace
Verb (2)
the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures
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Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Memories of deadly 2011 fire Sunday's fire ignited some of the same land that burned in the devastating Bastrop County Complex Fire, which blazed through 34,000 acres, destroyed nearly 1,700 homes and killed two people from September to October 2011.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
All fire personnel in the county responded to the blaze and prevented it from spreading into neighboring Payne County.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Are the primordial organic molecules in those clouds lost in the early days of a new solar system, blasted apart as young stars blaze to life?
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Memories of deadly 2011 fire Sunday's fire ignited some of the same land that burned in the devastating Bastrop County Complex Fire, which blazed through 34,000 acres, destroyed nearly 1,700 homes and killed two people from September to October 2011.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Looking at the volume of fire retardants dropped on blazes across the U.S. from 2009 to 2021, the researchers determined that the amounts of metals varied from year to year but generally rose over time.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
All fire personnel in the county responded to the blaze and prevented it from spreading into neighboring Payne County.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Blaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blaze. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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blaze
1 of 5 noun1
: a very strongly burning fire
2
: very bright direct light often accompanied by heat
the blaze of TV lights
3
: a sudden outburst
a blaze of flame
a blaze of fury
4
: a dazzling display
a blaze of autumn leaves
blaze
2 of 5 verb
blazed; blazing
1
a
: to burn brightly
b
: to flare up : flame
2
: to be noticeably brilliant
fields blazing with flowers
3
: to shoot rapidly and repeatedly
blaze
4 of 5 noun1
: a long white mark down the center of the face of an animal
2
: a mark made on a tree usually to leave a trail
blaze
5 of 5 verb
blazed; blazing
: to mark with blazes
blaze a trail
Etymology
Noun
Old English blæse "torch"
Verb
Middle English blasen "to make public," from early Dutch blāsen "to blow"
Noun
perhaps from Dutch or Low German bles "a white mark on an animal"
Medical Definition
blaze
noun
: a white or gray streak in the hair of the head
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