Noun the flame of a candle We built a fire and roasted marshmallows over the flames. They tried to put out the fire, but the flames grew higher. The engine burst into flame. Verb A fire flamed in the oven. The sun flamed through the clouds. color flaming in her cheeks See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
During safety tests, when held to an open flame the branches melted but did not ignite. Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 The actual audio, like his wife’s wiretapped conversation with an old flame, could be listened to for a fee. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Owners say the restaurant brings the centuries-old cooking technique of churrasco — roasting prime cuts of meat over an open flame. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Going back to an old flame may be ill-advised, but going back to your old job might be a great idea. Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 Returning to a favorite restaurant after a long spell is like encountering an old flame: Will there still be sparks? Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 During a break, his daughters, wife Judy, and niece Jen collected sticks to fashion a rotisserie spit and then roasted the birds over an open flame. Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 This bright sauce elevates and balances anything cooked over an open flame. Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Charring a tortilla over an open flame has always seemed unnecessarily risky to me, especially considering how beautifully a tortilla takes to a very hot cast-iron pan, and, in my experience, the broiler does wonders on peppers and eggplant. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
Verb
Kemmis isn’t alone in comparing alkaline hydrolysis to flame cremation. Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2022 There was one hint of the scares at the end of Episode 1 as Elle meets up with the English industrialist whose eyes flame unnaturally. John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2022 Old feuds flame up at Alexia’s bachelorette party and Larsa decides to move forward with selling her family home. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 By eliminating Russian coal, European countries will be forced to compete for replacements on the international market, and the cost of securing energy supplies will likely flame higher. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022 Biden decides to flame some TikTok dancers (Aristotle Athari) via his Finsta account, before getting confused over a pro-Russian commercial. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2022 And political fights for compensation to pay for access in tenant and indigent health care laws, particularly involving undocumented residents, may be used to flame more racial outrage among the conservative base. Nathan Newman, The Week, 25 June 2021 Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the comedy special opens up the floor for Joe, Nick, and Kevin to bash and flame each other in a way only siblings can. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2021 The news media speculated that the city's artificial lights lured in grasshoppers like moths to flame. Joshua Sokol New York Times, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English flaume, flaumbe, from Anglo-French flame (from Latin flamma) & flambe, flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma flame; akin to Latin flagrare to burn — more at black entry 1