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Flaying vs Flaming - What's the difference?

flaying | flaming |

As verbs the difference between flaying and flaming

is that flaying is while flaming is .

As nouns the difference between flaying and flaming

is that flaying is the act by which something is flayed while flaming is sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

As an adjective flaming is

on fire with visible flames.

flaying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is flayed.

    • 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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