Flaming

  • 21flaming — UK [ˈfleɪmɪŋ] / US adjective 1) burning brightly with flames flaming torches a flaming building 2) British involving a lot of angry emotion We had another flaming row last night. 3) brightly coloured red, orange, or yellow a flaming orange sunset …

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  • 22flaming — adjective 1) a flaming bonfire Syn: blazing, ablaze, burning, on fire, in flames, aflame; literary afire 2) flaming hair Syn: bright, brilliant, vivid; red, reddish orange, gi …

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  • 23flaming — adj. 1 emitting flames. 2 very hot (flaming June). 3 colloq. a passionate; intense (a flaming row). b expressing annoyance, or as an intensifier (that flaming dog). 4 bright coloured (flaming red hair) …

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  • 24flaming — I. n 1. American (of homosexual males) behaving in a provocative or flamboyant manner 2a. using computer links and networks to carry on obscene or sexually titillating conversations. A term of the late 1980s. This noun form preceded the later use …

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  • 25flaming — adjective (only before noun) 1 a flaming argument/row/temper a very angry argument or temper: He had had a flaming row with his wife earlier that evening. 2 BrE informal used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you feel annoyed: You …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26flaming — [ˈfleɪmɪŋ] adj 1) burning brightly flaming torches[/ex] 2) British involving a lot of angry emotion Syn: blazing a flaming row[/ex] 3) brightly coloured red, orange, or yellow a flaming orange sunset[/ex] …

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  • 27Flaming — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Flaming est une pratique consistant à poster des messages hostiles et insultants sur un groupe de discussion, sur Usenet, sur un forum, un site web, une… …

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  • 28flaming — adjective a) On fire with visible flames. The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood. b) Extremely, visibly. Typically of a homosexual male. To call him a flaming homosexual would be an… …

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  • 29Flaming — used to add emphasis to a statement, often as a euphemism for swear words: Stone the flaming crows ; a flaming bore …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 30flaming — I Australian Slang used to add emphasis to a statement, often as a euphemism for swear words: Stone the flaming crows ; a flaming bore II Everyday English Slang in Ireland (a) drunk III Australian English All purpose intensifying adjective …

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