flaming

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   On fire with visible flames.

   • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
   • On Christmas Day, the pudding was served piping hot, with flaming brandy on top.
2. 2

   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.
   • Edward was twelve when he had seen his first painting by Titian of a woman with flowing red locks. Since that day, he had always wanted to find a model he could paint who possessed the flaming hair that was Titian's trademark.
3. 3

   Very showy, flamboyant.

   • I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-laaaaming.
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   1. 4

      Extremely obvious

      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.
   2. 5

      Damned, bloody.

      • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
   3. 6

      Very enthusiastic or passionate.

      • I hate it with a flaming passion!
   4. 7

      present participle and gerund of flame

   5. 8

      An emission or application of fire

      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 […]
   6. 9

      Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

   7. 10

      Vitriolic criticism.

      • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
   8. 11

      A surname.

The neighborhood

• neighborflame war
• neighborflame bait