flame

Use flame in a sentence

Flame on a golden candle.

noun

The definition of a flame is burning gas, fire or blaze, or a strong passion.
1. An example of a flame is a fire from a lighter.
2. An example of a flame is an intense desire for a particular person.

verb

Flame is defined as to burn or light up, or to criticize harshly.
1. An example of flame is to light a match.
2. An example of flame is to continuously scream at someone.

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flame

the burning gas or vapor of a fire, seen as a flickering light of various colors; blaze
a tongue of light rising from a fire
[often pl.] the state of burning with a blaze of light: to burst into flame
1. a thing like a flame in heat, brilliance, etc.
2. brilliance or bright coloring
an intense emotion; strong passion
Informal an angry, insulting, or harshly critical electronic message
Informal a sweetheart

Origin of flame

Middle English from Old French flamme ( from Classical Latin flamma) and flambe from Classical Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma from base of flagrare, to burn: see flagrant

intransitive verb

flamed, flam′ing

to burn with a blaze of light; burst into flame
to light up with color as if blazing; grow red or hot: a face flaming with anger
to show intense emotion; become very excited
Informal to send an angry, insulting, or harshly critical electronic message

Origin of flame

ME flammen < OFr flamer < L flammare

Now Rare to burn or heat with flame
to treat with flame
Informal to attack, insult, or harshly criticize by means of an electronic message
Cooking to douse with alcoholic liquor and set afire: flame the roast with brandy

flame Idioms

flame out

to experience a flameout

go down in flames

to fail in a spectacular or dramatic fashion

Origin of flame

in allusion to aerial combat

in flames

burning; on fire

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flame

noun

The zone of burning gases and fine suspended matter associated with rapid combustion; a hot, glowing mass of burning gas or vapor.
The condition of active, blazing combustion: burst into flame.
Something resembling a flame in motion, brilliance, intensity, or shape.
A violent or intense passion.
Informal A person that one has an intense passion for.
Informal An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger, as on a computer network.

verb

flamed, flam·ing, flames

verb

intransitive

To burn brightly; blaze.
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 Verbs: 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 )

Origin of flame

Middle English from Anglo-Norman flaumbe variant of Old French flambe from flamble from Latin flammula diminutive of flamma ; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.

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flam′er
noun

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The hot, glowing mixture of burning gases and tiny particles that arises from combustion. Flames get their light either from the fluorescence of molecules or ions that have become excited, or from the incandescence of solid particles involved in the combustion process, such as the carbon particles from a candle.

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Noun

(plural flames)

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
(Internet) Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
(music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.
Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present flames, present participle flaming, simple past and past participle flamed)

To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
(Internet, intransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.

Related terms

flambé

Adjective

(not comparable)

Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.

Anagrams

fleam

Origin

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”).

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flame - Computer Definition

To communicate emotionally via electronic means. Just as people might argue what is polite behavior and what is not, whether an e-mail message or blog post is flaming or not is also in the eye of the beholder. Vulgar cursing would definitely be flaming, however. See netiquette, Internet troll, flame war and holy war.

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