I. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of flame (II)
1. : emitting flames : blazing
a flaming crackling fire
2.
a. : of the color of flame ; usually : of the color flame scarlet, flame red, flame, or fire red
her flaming hat clashed madly with a purple coat and orange scarf
b. : highly chromatic : brilliantly colored
the flaming sunset sky
3. : suggesting a flame in having a wavy outline
4.
a. : ardent , passionate
a flaming devotion
flaming youth
b. : burning with zeal : irrepressibly earnest
a flaming speaker kindling in his hearers a love of righteousness
c. : extravagant or monstrous
repeated some of the most flaming tales
5. slang Australia — used as a generalized intensive; compare bloody I 6
• flam·ing·ly adverb
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of flame (II)
: the process of reheating glass in a reducing flame to bring out the color imparted by a metallic base