## Meanings
1. The bright burning gas you see in a fire.
2. To burn brightly or seem to glow like fire.
3. A strong feeling such as passion, excitement, or anger.
4. To attack someone with angry, insulting messages online.

## Examples
- The candle's flame flickered in the breeze.
- The sky seemed to flame in the sunset.
- His words fanned the flames of their anger.
- He got flamed for posting that comment.

## Derived Forms
- flamer
- flaming

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flawme
- Root: flame
- Root: flamma
- Root: flammula
- Root: *flagmā
- Root: *bʰel-

## Etymology
From Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; Proto-Italic *flagmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Displaced native Old English līeġ.

## AI Etymology
Flame comes from Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; Proto-Italic *flagmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Displaced native Old English līeġ. In current use, the main senses are “The bright burning gas you see in a fire” and “To burn brightly or seem to glow like fire”.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Senses & Perception

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