blaze

blaze1 [ bleız ] verb intransitive *

1. ) to burn strongly and brightly:

A huge log fire blazed in the grate.

The following morning the building was still blazing.

a ) if the sun blazes, it is very bright and hot:

blaze down: The afternoon sun blazed down on us as we walked.

2. ) to shine very brightly:

A car roared toward them with its headlights blazing.

a ) to show a very bright color:

She smiled, but her cheeks blazed red.

blaze with: The rainbow blazed with color.

3. ) if someone's eyes blaze, they show a sudden strong emotion, especially anger:

blaze with: Her eyes blazed with fury.

4. ) blaze or blaze away if guns blaze or blaze away, they continue firing for a long time:

The artillery blazed without a pause throughout the battle.

blaze a trail

to be the first to do something new and important:

a great pioneer who blazed a trail for others to follow

,blaze a`way phrasal verb intransitive

same as BLAZE1 4

blaze

blaze 2 [ bleız ] noun *

1. ) singular a strong bright light or area of color:

blaze of: a blaze of color/light/sunshine

2. ) count usually singular a small fire that burns strongly and brightly:

He put on more firewood to get a good blaze going.

a ) MAINLY JOURNALISM a large fire that causes a lot of damage, especially when a building is burning:

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a warehouse yesterday.

a blaze of publicity/glory

a lot of attention and excitement from the public and from newspapers, television, etc.:

Naturally, their divorce took place amid a blaze of publicity.

what/why/how/who the blazes SPOKEN OLD-FASHIONED

used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something:

How the blazes did you know where I was?