flaming
adjective
flam·ing ˈflā-miŋ 
1
: resembling or suggesting a flame in color, brilliance, or wavy outline
the flaming sunset sky
flaming red hair
2
: being on fire : blazing
a flaming torch
3
: intense, passionate
flaming youth
4
—used as an intensive
you flaming idiot
flamingly adverb
Synonyms
- ablaze
- afire
- aflame
- alight [chiefly British]
- blazing
- burning
- combusting
- conflagrant
- fiery
- ignited
- inflamed
- enflamed
- kindled
- lit
- lighted
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Example Sentences
a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts a flaming speech in support of basic human rights
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Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022 In the days after the fire started, evacuees told The Times of their harrowing escapes, surrounded by flames and smoke and nearly overtaken by the flaming front. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 In the days after the fire started, evacuees told the L.A. Times of their harrowing escapes, surrounded by flames and smoke and nearly overtaken by the flaming front. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 While the 1-year-old guinea pig may not have flaming locks of auburn hair, this brunette beauty has no intention of stealing your man. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022 A few minutes later, King is seen throwing a flaming object into the bar. Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Beyoncé's Renaissance is set to drop tomorrow, July 29, but to further heighten the anticipation, today the singer shared new album art that features stunning images of her in a series of flaming-hot outfits. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2022 The trees’ needles glowed a flaming orange; their bark was a ghostly gray. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 Or a single flaming arrow igniting the entire countryside and yielding Wagnerian images of sublime destruction. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 See More
Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 2 Sep. 2022 In the days after the fire started, evacuees told The Times of their harrowing escapes, surrounded by flames and smoke and nearly overtaken by the flaming front. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 In the days after the fire started, evacuees told the L.A. Times of their harrowing escapes, surrounded by flames and smoke and nearly overtaken by the flaming front. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2022 While the 1-year-old guinea pig may not have flaming locks of auburn hair, this brunette beauty has no intention of stealing your man. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022 A few minutes later, King is seen throwing a flaming object into the bar. Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022 Beyoncé's Renaissance is set to drop tomorrow, July 29, but to further heighten the anticipation, today the singer shared new album art that features stunning images of her in a series of flaming-hot outfits. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2022 The trees’ needles glowed a flaming orange; their bark was a ghostly gray. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 Or a single flaming arrow igniting the entire countryside and yielding Wagnerian images of sublime destruction. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
flaming 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in burning
being on fire a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- burning
- blazing
- smoldering
- flickering
- fiery
- lit
- glowing
- ignited
- aflame
- combusting
- burned
- ablaze
- afire
- charred
- alight
- inflamed
- lighted
- kindled
- burnt
- enflamed
- scorching
- flaring
- conflagrant
- searing
- hot
- smouldering
- roasting
- scalding
- scorched
- aglow
- live
- broiling
- sizzling
- seared
- singed
- incinerated
- piping hot
- red-hot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dead
- smothered
- extinguished
- choked
- stamped (out)
- doused
- quenched
- damped
- suffocated
- dowsed
- snuffed (out)
2
as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling a flaming speech in support of basic human rights Synonyms & Similar Words
- passionate
- warm
- glowing
- burning
- blazing
- fiery
- fervent
- passional
- intense
- charged
- emotional
- incandescent
- ardent
- religious
- superheated
- impassioned
- demonstrative
- enthusiastic
- vehement
- fervid
- feverish
- torrid
- perfervid
- on fire
- red-hot
- hot-blooded
- gushing
- sugary
- histrionic
- warm-blooded
- saccharine
- sentimental
- gushy
- sloppy
- zealous
- maudlin
- melodramatic
- mawkish
- schmaltzy
- mushy
- sappy
- obsessed
- gung ho
- overheated
- uninhibited
- orgiastic
- infatuated
- enamored
- unrestrained
- frenzied
- overexcited
- keen
- unreserved
- overemotional
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- cold
- cool
- dry
- dispassionate
- impassive
- objective
- impersonal
- detached
- emotionless
- unemotional
- reserved
- undemonstrative
flaming
2 of 2verb
1
as in glowing
to be on fire especially brightly guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace Synonyms & Similar Words
- glowing
- burning
- blazing
- firing
- flickering
- combusting
- smoldering
- shining
- gleaming
- igniting
- melting
- scorching
- kindling
- charring
- cooking
- roasting
- glinting
- going up in flames
- glittering
- flashing
- sparking
- wavering
- baking
- enkindling
- shimmering
- broiling
- sputtering
- glistening
- smouldering
- sparkling
- sweltering
- radiating
- glimmering
- deflagrating
- catching
- glaring
- guttering
- beaming
- twinkling
- scintillating
- brightening
- lighting (up)
- flaring (up)
- beating (down)
2
as in erupting
to develop suddenly and violently my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up Synonyms & Similar Words
- erupting
- exploding
- breaking out
- swelling
- mounting
- rocketing
- detonating
- bursting (forth)
- snowballing
- skyrocketing
- mushrooming
- proliferating
- ballooning
- blazing (up)
- waxing
- flaring (up)
- burgeoning
- bourgeoning
- touching off
- multiplying
- blowing up
3
as in blazing
to shine with a bright harsh light the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers Synonyms & Similar Words
- burning
- glowing
- blazing
- flashing
- flaring
- glaring
- gleaming
- glinting
- sparkling
- beating
- glittering
- glancing
- glistening
- radiating
- shimmering
- blinding
- beaming
- glimmering
- twinkling
- glistering
- dazzling
- scintillating
- bedazzling
- dazing
4
as in gleaming
to shoot forth bursts of light the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights Synonyms & Similar Words
- gleaming
- flashing
- shimmering
- glittering
- glinting
- shining
- glowing
- glistening
- sparkling
- twinkling
- coruscating
- glimmering
- glistering
- spangling
- glancing
- winking
- scintillating
- lustring
- blazing
- winkling
- lustering
- blinding
- burning
- flaring
- radiating
- beaming
- dazzling
- glaring
- bedazzling
- dazing