| Noun | 1. | flaming - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"blaze, blazing - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" combustion, burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light flare - a sudden burst of flame | |
| Adj. | 1. | flaming - resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" | |
| 2. | flaming - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" | |
| 3. | flaming - (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie" | |
| 4. | flaming - very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument" | |