FLAMING
/ΛfleΙͺmΙͺΕ/
13
Scrabble
17
WWF
F(4) L(1) A(1) M(3) I(1) N(1) G(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛfleΙͺmΙͺΕ/
verb
- To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
- To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).“I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.”
noun
- An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
- Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
- Vitriolic criticism.“You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.”
adjective
- On fire with visible flames.“The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.”
- Very bright and the color of flame.
- 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.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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