flaming

Plural: flamings

Noun

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
• An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
• Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
• Vitriolic criticism.

Verb

• shine with a sudden light
• be in flames or aflame
• criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
• present participle and gerund of flame

Adjective Satellite

• informal intensifiers
  • "you flaming idiot"
• very intense
  • "flaming passions"

Adj

• On fire with visible flames.
• Very bright and the color of flame.
• Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
• Damned, bloody.
• Very enthusiastic or passionate.

Adjective

• Burning with a bright flame; intensely bright or passionate.

Examples

• I hate it with a flaming passion!
• I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
• The FLAMING brilliance of her triple-word score left her opponent speechless.
• The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
• To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
• You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.

Synonyms

bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, fiery, fire, flame, flare, fucking

Related Words

flame bait, flame war

Anagrams of flaming