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Flame meaning

What does “flame” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“flame” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.

flame

noun

  1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

    “fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries”

    Synonymsfireflaming

verb

  1. shine with a sudden light

    “The night sky flared with the massive bombardment”

    Synonymsflare

  2. be in flames or aflame

    “The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset”

  3. criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium

    “the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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