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Flamed vs Flaming - What's the difference?

flamed | flaming |

As adjectives the difference between flamed and flaming

is that flamed is cooked or seared over open flames while flaming is on fire with visible flames.

As verbs the difference between flamed and flaming

is that flamed is (flame) while flaming is .

As a noun flaming is

sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

flamed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Cooked or seared over open flames.
  • Of or pertaining to an undulating pattern of wood grain, which resembles flames.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (flame)

    • flaming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On fire with visible flames.
    • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  • (colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    • To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
    • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * flame war * flame bait

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  • (internet slang) vitriolic criticism
    • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
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