[{"word":"flaming","phonetic":"/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Vitriolic criticism.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"On fire with visible flames.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood."},{"definition":"Very bright and the color of flame.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react."},{"definition":"Damned, bloody.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flame","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flaming"]}]