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Flaming vs Flamy - What's the difference?

flaming | flamy |

As adjectives the difference between flaming and flamy

is that flaming is on fire with visible flames while flamy is flaming, blazing.

As a verb flaming

is .

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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    flamy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • flaming, blazing
  • flamelike, flame-colored
  • composed of flame