blazing

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We get calm as old atrocities recede into history, but to repeat the old cant, above all to try and sustain such now, sets all the old fire blazing--blazing with a fierceness that will end only with the British connection IV Not many of us in Ireland will be deceived by Macaulay, but there is danger in an occasional note of writers, such as Bernard Shaw and Stuart Mill.

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  1. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.

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  1. a strong flame that burns brightly
  2. shining intensely
  3. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

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  • A cheery fire was soon blazing, and the guide busied himself in preparations for a meal; while the two boys wandered down to the edge of the river, to throw a few rocks into the current, and talk undisturbed There are several other camps not far away," remarked Frank. —  The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon or The Hermit of the Cave
  • In a trice Me Dain had a fire blazing, and he and Buck soon made ready a good meal. —  Jack Haydon's Quest
  • Her eyes were blazing, and her cheeks showed two bright red spots against the white. —  The Idiot
  • Panting and blazing, they charged down on their amazed playmates, shouting, "A sip! —  The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers
  • In vain did they pull out the part which was already blazing, the wood of the larger portion was so dry that it also caught fire, and it was soon evident that they had no chance of saving their mansion. —  The Log House by the Lake A Tale of Canada
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blazing:   blaze ·  blazed
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