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flaming.

On fire with visible flames.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
  1. On fire with visible flames.

    The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  2. Very bright and the color of flame.

  3. Very showy, flamboyant.

    colloquial
    I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-laaaaming.
  4. Extremely obvious; visibly evident.

    colloquial
    To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  5. Damned, bloody.

    Australia · UK · colloquial
    I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
  6. Very enthusiastic or passionate.

    I hate it with a flaming passion!
noun/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
  1. An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Vitriolic criticism.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
    You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
verb/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of flame

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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