1
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
2
An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
"The arsonist set a flaming torch to the dry grass, sending plumes of smoke rising into the night sky."
1
present participle of flame
"The flaming embers from the bonfire still glowed bright against the dark night sky."
1
informal intensifiers
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"
"a bloody fool"
"a crashing bore"
"you flaming idiot"
2
very intense
"a fiery temper"
"flaming passions"
3
On fire with visible flames.
"The campfire burned so intensely that its branches were flaming, sending sparks flying into the night sky."
1
A surname.
"My neighbor, Mr. Flaming, was surprisingly polite at the block party despite his fiery reputation in the neighborhood gossip circles."
Example Sentences
"fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
noun
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"
adjective
"a bloody fool"
adjective
"a crashing bore"
adjective
"you flaming idiot"
adjective
"a fiery temper"
adjective
"flaming passions"
adjective
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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