flaming
/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- 2
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- 3
To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
“I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.”
noun
- 1
An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
- 2
Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
- 3
Vitriolic criticism.
“You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.”
adjective
- 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
Extremely 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.”
- 4
Damned, bloody.
“I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!”
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