1
: resembling or suggesting a flame in color, brilliance, or wavy outline
the flaming sunset sky
flaming red hair
2
: being on fire : blazing
a flaming torch
3
: intense, passionate
flaming youth
4
—used as an intensive
you flaming idiot
flamingly
adverb
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a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts
a flaming speech in support of basic human rights
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Start with the prime beef meatballs, follow with hand cut pasta topped with short rib Bolognese and finish with a showstopper: a flaming meringue torte, singed tableside and then covered in a warm chocolate sauce.
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Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
The tepid show’s largest room, painted a flaming red orange for those who might not yet have a clue, presents eight tent-like enclosures tricked out with stage sets that describe a hospital room, an Amazon warehouse storage space, an automobile interior and more.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
A week later, the star shared photos of herself in Athens in a flaming hot bikini.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 24 July 2023
For those who prefer nonstop action, no movie series is this good at sending a flaming metal bomb careening through Rome.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
The tepid show’s largest room, painted a flaming red orange for those who might not yet have a clue, presents eight tent-like enclosures tricked out with stage sets that describe a hospital room, an Amazon warehouse storage space, an automobile interior and more.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
A week later, the star shared photos of herself in Athens in a flaming hot bikini.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 24 July 2023
For those who prefer nonstop action, no movie series is this good at sending a flaming metal bomb careening through Rome.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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“Flaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flaming. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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