flaming

[ fley-ming ]

adjective

1. emitting flames; blazing; burning; fiery.
2. like a flame in brilliance, heat, or shape.
3. intensely ardent or passionate:

   flaming youth.

4. Informal. (used as an intensifier):

   What a flaming idiot!

5. Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a man) blatantly gay.

flaming

/ ˈfleɪmɪŋ /

adjective

1. burning with or emitting flames
2. glowing brightly; brilliant
3. intense or ardent; vehement; passionate

   a flaming temper

4. informal.
   (intensifier)

   you flaming idiot

5. an obsolete word for flagrant

Derived Forms

• ˈflamingly, adverb

Other Words From

• flaming·ly adverb
• un·flaming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flaming¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, flaming is from the Middle English word flammande; flame none, -ing ²none

Example Sentences

“The great majority of homes that burn in wildfires are already in flaming ruins by the time the fire reaches the town,” said Chad Hanson, a wildfire scientist and the director and principal ecologist at the John Muir Project.

From Los Angeles Times

But even on her engagement anniversary, that was low on her list of concerns as she drove her Prius through orange smoke and falling, flaming branches.

From Los Angeles Times

The trees surrounding the street were ablaze and flaming branches were falling into the street, on top of her car.

From Los Angeles Times

Mixed messaging from the government also led to the politicization of public health, which added gasoline to an already flaming issue.

From Salon

The blue-and-white design for the Hammer includes the museum’s name on one side and, on the other, the chant “Art Will Save Us” — flanked by a pair of flaming volleyballs.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blazing
• fiery
• glowing
• red-hot