flaming C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ UK /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj burning with flames; bright red or intense The sky turned a flaming orange at sunset. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · burning with flames; bright... blazingburningfieryablazeglowingintensebright ↔ Opposites dullcolddimextinguished Word family Derived forms flamingly Related forms flameinflameflammable Etymology AI details Present participle of the verb flame, from Old French flamer, from Latin flammare ('to set on fire'), from flamma ('flame'). flamma Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flaming **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. burning with flames; bright red or intense ## Examples - The sky turned a flaming orange at sunset. ## Synonyms - blazing - burning - fiery - ablaze - glowing - intense - bright ## Antonyms - dull - cold - dim - extinguished ## Derived Forms - flamingly ## Related Forms - flame - inflame - flammable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flamma ## Etymology Present participle of the verb flame, from Old French flamer, from Latin flammare ('to set on fire'), from flamma ('flame'). ## AI Etymology Flaming has this etymological history: Present participle of the verb flame, from Old French flamer, from Latin flammare ('to set on fire'), from flamma ('flame'). The etymological trail includes Latin flamma. As an adjective, flaming describes what is burning with flames; bright red or intense. The same family is visible in derived forms such as flamingly and related forms such as flame, inflame, and flammable. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown