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Blaze
01
a strong, bright flame or fire
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
blazes
Examples
The firefighters struggled to control the raging blaze.
02
a source of trouble or difficulty
Examples
The sudden storm became a blaze for the stranded hikers.
03
loud and unruly mischief
Examples
The children's party was full of boisterous blaze.
04
a light in the field of vision that is brighter than what the eyes are adapted to
Examples
The sudden blaze of headlights hurt her eyes.
05
a pale or bright marking on the surface of an animal, especially a horse
Examples
The horse had a white blaze running down its forehead.
to blaze
01
to burn in a very bright and strong flame
Intransitive
Examples
The fire blazed fiercely, lighting up the night sky.
02
to shine or burn with great brightness or intensity
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
blaze
3rd person singular
blazes
Present participle
blazing
Past simple
blazed
Past participle
blazed
Examples
The sun blazed in the sky, making it hard to look directly at it.
03
to fire a gun repeatedly or without aiming carefully
Intransitive
Examples
The police officer blazed at the fleeing car, trying to stop it.
04
to create or indicate a path or route by marking trees
Transitive: to blaze a path
Examples
The hikers blazed a trail through the dense forest to reach the summit.
05
to move or advance at an extremely fast pace
Intransitive: to blaze somewhere
Examples
The car blazed down the highway, overtaking every vehicle in sight.
06
to announce news, in a way and manner that it gets a lot of attention
Transitive: to blaze news
Examples
The newspaper blazed the breaking news story across its front page, capturing the attention of readers.
