What is "flaming" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does flaming mean in English? Meaning of flaming definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "flaming" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "flaming": the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Noun

  • Meaning: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
  • Example: fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
  • Synonyms: fire flame flaming
  • Hyponyms: blaze blazing flare ignition
  • Hypernyms: burning combustion
  • Meaning of "flaming": informal intensifiers

    Adjective

  • Meaning: informal intensifiers
  • Example: what a bally (or blinking) nuisance a bloody fool a crashing bore you flaming idiot
  • Synonyms: bally blinking bloody blooming crashing flaming fucking
  • Similar: unmitigated
  • Meaning of "flaming": very intense

    Adjective

  • Meaning: very intense
  • Example: a fiery temper flaming passions
  • Synonyms: fiery flaming
  • Similar: hot
  • Adjective: On fire with visible flames. The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.(colloquial) 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.(UK, colloquial) Damned, bloody. I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
  • Synonyms:

    glowing, red-hot, fiery, blazing, raging, red, alight, ablaze, afire, brilliant, conflagrant, ignited, flaring, aflame, in flames, red-hot, blazing, burning, raging, scintillating, ardent, bright, fervent, frenzied, hot, impassioned, intense, passionate, vivid, hot-blooded, aroused, white-hot,

    Antonyms:

    gleeful, joyful, pleased, dull, happy, gleeful, joyful, pleased, happy,

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