English Explanatory Dictionary

flaming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. On fire with visible flames.
  2. Very bright and the color of flame.
  3. Very showy, flamboyant.
  4. Extremely obvious; visibly evident.
  5. Damned, bloody.
  6. Very enthusiastic or passionate.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of flame
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.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-flaming.wav

Word forms

flaming more flaming most flaming flamings

Etymology

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.

Related words

flame war flame bait

Derived words

flaming Katy flaming Lamborghini flamingly flaming mad flaming Nora flaming onion flaming queen flaming sword flaming volcano Newton's flaming laser sword unflaming

Translations

Czech: ohnivý
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