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• present participle of flame.

flaming

American  

[fley-ming] / ˈfleɪ mɪŋ /

adjective

1. emitting flames; blazing; burning; fiery.

2. like a flame in brilliance, heat, or shape.

3. intensely ardent or passionate.

   flaming youth.

4. Informal. (used as an intensifier).

   What a flaming idiot!

5. Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a man) blatantly gay.

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flaming British  

/ ˈfleɪmɪŋ /

adjective

1. burning with or emitting flames

2. glowing brightly; brilliant

3. intense or ardent; vehement; passionate

   a flaming temper

4. informal (intensifier)

   you flaming idiot

5. an obsolete word for flagrant

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Other Word Forms

• unflaming
  adjective
• flamingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of flaming

First recorded in 1350–1400, flaming is from the Middle English word flammande; see flame , -ing ²

Example Sentences

In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

The sky blacked by the smoke from flaming vehicles was visible from Saunders's suite in a luxury hotel along Puerto Vallarta's main strip.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

Last year, three of Starship’s five launches exploded at unexpected points on their flight paths, twice raining flaming debris over congested commercial airways and disrupting flights.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

Edinburgh's annual torchlight procession kicked off the Hogmanay celebrations on Monday night when thousands of people marched through the Meadows waving flaming torches, making their way to Edinburgh Castle.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Sparks shot out, and flaming pieces of debris scattered across the floor.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Related Words

• blazing
• fiery
• glowing
• red-hot