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Meaning of blaze away | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
idiomatic, intransitive
To endeavor; to work enthusiastically.
figuratively, intransitive, slang

Examples

“Scott, somewhat stunned and now worried that everybody might have opened fire at the U.S. destroyers (he presumably missed Laffey and Farenholt merrily blazing away with their own guns into the darkness), ordered all firing to cease after a couple of minutes.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

blaze down blaze on blaze up blazed blazed a trail blazed away