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Flaming vs Aflame - What's the difference?

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Aflame is a related term of flaming.



As adjectives the difference between flaming and aflame

is that flaming is on fire with visible flames while aflame is in flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.

As a verb flaming

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun flaming

is sterilization by holding an object in a hot 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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    aflame

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • in flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it
  • showing anger or contempt
    • She said nothing and simply stared at him, eyes aflame .

    Derived terms

    * set the world aflame

    Related terms

    * ablaze * afire * flame * flaming