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Meaning of 'flame' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flame [ n.]
- A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.
- Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.
- Ardor of affection; the passion of love.
- A person beloved; a sweetheart.
- To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze.
- To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.
2 . Flame [ v. t.]
- To kindle; to inflame; to excite.

Meaning of 'flame' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flame [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
Example in sentence:
  • fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
2 . flame [ v]
Meaning (2):
- shine with a sudden light
Example in sentence:
  • The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Meaning (3):
- criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
Example in sentence:
  • the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed
Meaning (4):
- be in flames or aflame
Example in sentence:
  • The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset

Nearby Words:

flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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