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flaming

flaming

51 1.8
Burning with a bright fire or very bright color
  • adjective
  • /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
: llameante
  • The sheer force of the explosion spares nearby ships as flaming wreckage is blasted up and over them.

I have to mention the flaming hot Cheeto burger.

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Examples

  • During the campfire, the logs crackled and sent flaming embers drifting into the night air.

  • It looks like a flaming hot Cheeto with eyes.

  • Then I have all of these bags, pegs of flaming hot oil.

  • I have to mention the flaming hot Cheeto burger.

  • The artist painted a stunning sunset with flaming orange and red hues that lit up the sky.

  • She wore a dress with flaming patterns that caught everyone's attention at the party.

Synonyms

on fire
vsflaming
483 1.0

Burning with flames and smoke

may also describe vivid look or bright color rather than real combustion
fiery
vsflaming
68 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

is used more broadly for bright color or passionate feeling too
blazing
vsflaming
39 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

also covers vivid color or heat, not necessarily literal combustion
ablaze
vsflaming
19 5.5

On fire or shining brightly with color

also includes intense bright color or appearance, not only real burning
red-hot
vsflaming
17 4.1

So warm it glows red

focuses on vivid heat rather than on visible flames
afire
vsflaming
16 6.7

On fire or very full of strong feeling

can mean bright color or heat without active flames
aflame
vsflaming
12 6.0

Burning with fire or full of strong feeling such as desire

also applies to vivid color or appearance beyond physical burning
alight
vsflaming
11 6.1

Shining with light or small fire, for example candles

is broader and includes appearing intensely bright or colored
igneous
vsflaming
  • Literature
1 9.6

Like fire, very bright or full of strong feeling

is more literal and physical, not only a literary suggestion of fire
inflamed
vsflaming
  • Literature
1 4.1

Very red and bright, as if lit by fire

stresses bright color or redness more than actual burning
flame-like
vsflaming
1 4.0

Showing strong feeling like a bright fire

takes the idea to emotion and appearance rather than physical heat
aflare
vsflaming
  • Archaic
9.0

Glowing brightly as if lit by fire

can mean intense color or glow without actual burning

Antonyms

dim
74 1.0

Not bright and having only a little light

30 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

Compounds

7.2

A kind of California poppy with bright red flowers

How Bright

flaming
51 1.8
ablaze
19 5.5

Surface Forms

flaming positive

Morphology

flaming = flame (transparent) = flame + ing

The meaning 'burning with a bright flame' is a literal, regular adjectival use of the verb 'flame' with '-ing'.

Etymology

Flaming comes from flame ('fire') and literally means 'on fire' or very bright and hot. So we use flaming for things that burn or for colours and light that seem full of heat and brightness.