flaming
fla·ming
adjective
1.
resembling flame in brilliance or color
- “maple trees ablaze in autumn”
- “flaming autumn leaves”
2.
3.
noun
1.
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- “fire was one of our ancestors”
Origin
From the German surname for someone from Flanders, from Middle High German vlaeminc, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz. See Flanders, Fleming, and the variant Flemming.
Phrases
- flame bait
- flame war
- flaming Katy
- flaming Lamborghini
- flaming mad
- flaming Nora
- flaming onion
- flaming queen
- flaming sword
- flaming volcano
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Broader terms
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