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Flaming vs Smoking - What's the difference?

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Flaming is a related term of smoking.


As nouns the difference between flaming and smoking

is that flaming is sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame while smoking is tuxedo, dinner suit.

As an adjective flaming

is on fire with visible flames.

As a verb flaming

is .

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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    smoking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
    • Smoking is permitted.
  • (by extension) The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana.

    • Derived terms

    * smoking car, smoking carriage, smoking compartment * smoking gun * smoking jacket * smoking room

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving off smoke.
  • (slang) Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.
    • That woman is smoking !

    Derived terms

    * smoking gun * smoking hot