flaming adj

flaming adj
Upon discovering her children playing with matches, their mother was flaming mad.

English expressions. 2014.

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  • flaming — [[t]fle͟ɪmɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Flaming is used to describe something that is burning and producing a lot of flames. The plane, which was full of fuel, scattered flaming fragments over a large area. Syn: blazing 2) ADJ: ADJ n Something that… …   English dictionary

  • flaming — flam|ing [ˈfleımıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) a flaming row/temper a very angry argument or temper ▪ They seem to have a flaming row at least once a week. 2.) covered with flames ▪ Residents panicked as flaming petrol poured down the street. 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • flaming — I. n 1. American (of homosexual males) behaving in a provocative or flamboyant manner 2a. using computer links and networks to carry on obscene or sexually titillating conversations. A term of the late 1980s. This noun form preceded the later use …   Contemporary slang

  • flaming — [ˈfleɪmɪŋ] adj 1) burning brightly flaming torches[/ex] 2) British involving a lot of angry emotion Syn: blazing a flaming row[/ex] 3) brightly coloured red, orange, or yellow a flaming orange sunset[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • flaming —  1. Severe. Very serious.  ♠ Flaming temper; flaming row.  2. Emph. adj. & adv. expressing annoyance …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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