blaze down
B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
When the sun shines so hot and bright that it feels like it's burning you from above.
Literal meaning: To blaze (burn brightly) in a downward direction — transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
Of the sun or another source of intense heat or light: to shine or burn fiercely from above.
"The desert sun blazed down on the hikers, and they struggled to find shade."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Almost exclusively used to describe the sun, a fire, or a very hot light source shining intensely downward. Common in descriptive writing and weather reporting. The subject is nearly always a natural source of light or heat.
Commonly used with
sun heat light fire midday summer
Forms
Base
blaze down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
blazes down
he/she/it
Past simple
blazed down
yesterday
Past participle
blazed down
have + pp
-ing form
blazing down
continuous
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