flaming

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flaming^¹

/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪmɪŋ

adjective more flaming · most flaming

On fire with visible flames. The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
Very bright and the color of flame. In the evening she reveled in the flaming sunsets, with their spectacular orange glows that seemed to set the whole world on fire.
colloquial Very showy, flamboyant. I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-laaaaming.
colloquial Extremely obvious; visibly evident. To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
Australia, UK, colloquial Damned, bloody. I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
Very enthusiastic or passionate. I hate it with a flaming passion!

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of flame

noun flamings

countable, uncountable An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames. The burning is done before the crop has come up, and usually two flamings are necessary to kill all weeds […]
countable, uncountable Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
Internet, countable, uncountable Vitriolic criticism. You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.

Flaming^²

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Flamings

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aflame, afire, fiery, ablaze, lit, burning, hot, aflare, lighted, fire, colorful, colourful, blinking, crashing, bloody, blazing

Translations

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adj On fire with visible flames

Español	llameante
हिन्दी	ज्वलंत jvalant
Português	flamejante
Français	enflammé, flambant
Italiano	infiammato

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@misc{flaming_2026,
  title = {flaming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flaming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}