"flaming" in the noun sense
1. fire, flame, flaming
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
"flaming" in the verb sense
1. flare, flame
shine with a sudden light
"The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
2. flame
be in flames or aflame
"The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
3. flame
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
"the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
"flaming" in the adjective sense
1. bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking
informal intensifiers
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"
"a bloody fool"
"a crashing bore"
"you flaming idiot"
2. fiery, flaming
very intense
"a fiery temper"
"flaming passions"
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