blaze

verb [I] (BURN)

/bleɪz/

Definition

› to burn brightly and strongly: The fires blazed for days. › If someone’s eyes blaze, they seem to shine brightly: Her eyes blazed with anger. blazing

/ˈbleɪ·zɪŋ/ adjective › They worked all day in the blazing sun.

(Definition of blaze verb (BURN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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