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flaming

/fˈleɪmɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

    fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

  2. verb

    shine with a sudden light

    The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

  3. verb

    be in flames or aflame

    The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset

  4. verb

    criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium

    the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed

  5. adjective

    informal intensifiers

    what a bally (or blinking) nuisance

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