flame
noun
burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
flamed
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past participleof flame.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flame.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flamenounburning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
Example Sentences
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The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
With Jones, a former first-round pick who flamed out with the New York Giants, Indianapolis’s success to start the season was downright historic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Doubts about a Fed rate cut next month were also flamed by the release of much-delayed September jobs data.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
But once the flamboyant Tesla chief executive flamed out, the OMB director got to work to make DOGE’s work the foundation for lasting changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
Bod heard a velvet rustle, then a match was struck, and it flamed, and was used to light two huge candles that sat on great carved wooden candlesticks at the back of the room.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
