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Flaming

verb
/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.8

Definitions

1.verbTo produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
2.verbTo burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
3.verbTo post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
"I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup."
4.nounAn emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
5.nounSterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
6.nounVitriolic criticism.
"You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup."
7.adjectiveOn fire with visible flames.
"The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood."
8.adjectiveVery bright and the color of flame.
9.adjectiveExtremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
"To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react."
10.adjectiveDamned, bloody.
"I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!"

Synonyms

aflameafirefieryablazelitburninghotaflarelightedfirecolorfulcolourful

Rhymes With

maimingframingclaimingproclaimingexclaimingnaminggaminginflaming
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