Dictionary entry

Blaze (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Blaze, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Blazed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Blazing.] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.

2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.

And far and wide the icy summit blazed.

Wordsworth.

3. To be resplendent. Macaulay.

To blaze away, to discharge a firearm, or to continue firing; — said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action.