Flame definition
Burst into flame.
Cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.
To burst into flame.
An example of flame is to light a match.
An example of flame is to continuously scream at someone.
An example of a flame is a fire from a lighter.
An example of a flame is an intense desire for a particular person.
A face flaming with anger.
Flame the roast with brandy.
The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.
- to experience a flameout
- to fail in a spectacular or dramatic fashion
- burning; on fire
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of flame
- Middle English from Anglo-Norman flaumbe variant of Old French flambe from flamble from Latin flammula diminutive of flamma bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English flaume, flaumbe, blend of Anglo-Norman flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; akin to Old English glēd (“ember”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlē- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”).
From Wiktionary