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Flaming vs Vehement - What's the difference?

flaming | vehement | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between flaming and vehement

is that flaming is on fire with visible flames while vehement is showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.

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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    vehement

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
  • * 2007 , Scott Smith, The Ruins , page 236
    • Amy shook her head, vehement . "The vine didn't kill them. The Mayans did. They tried to flee and the Mayans shot them. The vine just claimed their bodies once they'd been shot. There's no thought involved in that.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * vehemence * vehemently

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