bleezing

In this respect, while Tam is supposed to be in an inn the 'ingle' of which was 'bleezing finely', neither the setting of the inn, nor the fireplace are depicted, probably with a view of concentrating on Tam and Souter Johnie, 'His ancient, trusty, droughty crony'.

When Burns counterpoints the stormy Ayrshire night ('The storm without might rair and rustle') with the warm and friendly pub ('Fast by an ingle, bleezing finely'), he is drawing on the convention in Scottish vernacular poetry whereby a poem's opening sets up a contrast between a wild, wintry scene and a cozy, firelit interior.

They performed Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk at last night's ceremony, which was shown live on BB2.