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verb

Blaze v. i. (past & past part. blazed; pres. part. blazing)

To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes.

To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze. "And far and wide the icy summit blazed."

To be resplendent.

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. (Colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blaze away" Quotes from Famous Books

... board the junks, with the exception of the boats under Mr Norman, who was to land with their crews and some marines and attack the fort in the rear. Very little time longer elapsed before the Gnat, the leading vessel, got within range of the junks, which immediately began to blaze away with their guns and gingalls, she and her smaller consorts returning the fire with interest. Two large junks lay directly in the way; one, after the first round was fired, began to settle down so rapidly that many of the crew must have ...

— The Three Admirals • W.H.G. Kingston

... wall above a brace of handsome revolvers. These were the cause of constant terror and alarm to Mrs. Morris, for she never entered the room without a look of fear in their direction. She fully expected them to "blaze away at her," notwithstanding the fact that Maxwell had repeatedly assured her that ...

— Miss Dexie - A Romance of the Provinces • Stanford Eveleth

... demanded, with asperity, "did you sit there and blaze away at me with any suspicion that I ...

— The Rainy Day Railroad War • Holman Day

... deviltry!" muttered the older Smith, as he lay on his face with the other settlers. "It'll be dangerous to be too curious. Jest keep an eye on the concern, from where you lie, and if you see a top-knot, blaze away." ...

— The Riflemen of the Miami • Edward S. Ellis

... So thickly did the shells fall upon the German lines that the British observing officers were frequently unable to spot their own bursts. A field-battery of eighteen-pounders firing at this rate will blaze away anywhere from twelve to twenty tons of ammunition a day. As guns firing with such rapidity wear out their tubes and their springs in a few days, it is necessary to rush entire batteries to the repair-shops at the rear. And that provides another ...

— Italy at War and the Allies in the West • E. Alexander Powell

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