To color or flash suddenly: cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.
Informal To make insulting criticisms or remarks, as on a computer network, to incite anger.
verb, transitive
To burn, ignite, or scorch (something) with a flame.
Informal To insult or criticize provokingly, as on a computer network.
Obsolete To excite; inflame.
Phrasal Verb: flame out To fail: “Only a handful of companies have flamed out in the two decades since the birth of the [biotech] industry”(Rhonda L. Rundle).