7 entries found for flaming.
flame ( P ) Pronunciation Key (flm)
n.
The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.
The condition of active, blazing combustion: burst into flame.
Something resembling a flame in motion, brilliance, intensity, or shape.
A violent or intense passion.
Informal. A sweetheart.
Informal. An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger, as on a computer network.

v. flamed, flam·ing, flames
v. intr.
To burn brightly; blaze.
To color or flash suddenly: cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.
Informal. To make insulting criticisms or remarks, as on a computer network, to incite anger.

v. tr.
To burn, ignite, or scorch (something) with a flame.
Informal. To insult or criticize provokingly, as on a computer network.
Obsolete. To excite; inflame.

Phrasal Verb:
flame out
To fail: “Only a handful of companies have flamed out in the two decades since the birth of the [biotech] industry” (Rhonda L. Rundle).