What is the meaning of flaming?

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noun

  • The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.
    • usage: "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

verb

  • Shine with a sudden light.
    • usage: "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
  • Be in flames or aflame.
    • usage: "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
  • Criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.
    • usage: "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"

adjective

  • Informal intensifiers.
    • usage: "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
  • Very intense.
    • usage: "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"
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