What part of speech is flaming?

Flaming can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. flaming is a verb, gerund of flame (infinitive).
  • 2. flaming is a noun, singular of flamings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does flaming mean?

Definitions

Adjective

flaming - very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"
flaming - informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"

Verb

flame - be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
flame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
flame - shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

Noun

flaming - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

Examples of flaming

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Flaming passions.
2. adj. You flaming idiot.
3. noun First from a flint a spark Achates drew, / and lit the leaves and dry wood heaped with care / and set the fuel flaming, as he blew.
4. noun Turn the flame down low.
5. noun The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
6. noun The flame has begun to fade.
7. noun The smoldering firewood burst into flame.
8. noun I would love to see my old flame again.
9. noun The city was all flame.
10. noun There was an explosion, and before anyone could say Jack Robinson, the airplane burst into flame and fell.
11. noun He fanned the fire into flame.
12. noun Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
13. noun It depends on the strength of the flame, the pan used and the type of ingredients.
14. noun Heat sesame oil in the pan on a medium flame, add the chicken meat, the garlic and fry, when the colour changes pour in the Chinese soup, add the Chinese cabbage and boil.
15. noun Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.
16. noun Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.
17. noun A small spark often kindles a large flame.
18. verb The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset.
Sentence  
adj.
Flaming passions.
You flaming idiot.
noun
First from a flint a spark Achates drew, / and lit the leaves and dry wood heaped with care / and set the fuel flaming, as he blew.
Turn the flame down low.
The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
The flame has begun to fade.
The smoldering firewood burst into flame.
I would love to see my old flame again.
The city was all flame.
There was an explosion, and before anyone could say Jack Robinson, the airplane burst into flame and fell.
He fanned the fire into flame.
Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
It depends on the strength of the flame, the pan used and the type of ingredients.
Heat sesame oil in the pan on a medium flame, add the chicken meat, the garlic and fry, when the colour changes pour in the Chinese soup, add the Chinese cabbage and boil.
Just before bringing it to the boil, set to a low flame and remove the scum again.
Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.
A small spark often kindles a large flame.
verb
The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset.

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