flame
/fleɪm/noun, verb1 syllable
Flame means: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.
Synonyms for flame18
noun, as in the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
verb, as in shine with a sudden light
What does flame mean?4
noun
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke“fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries”
verb
shine with a sudden light“The night sky flared with the massive bombardment”
be in flames or aflame“The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset”
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium“the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with flame?19
three syllables
Flame in a sentence
- Although the candle is old, the flame burns brightly.LimeGreenTeknii
- Politicians ignite the war flame, and the idiots do the rest.SunnyMoon
- Tradition isn't the worship of ashes, but the handing off of the flame.Miktsoanit
- While there are still embers, the flame continues.anzart
- Hope, like a fragile flame, continued to shine despite the hardships.samir_t
- When heated, zirconium can burn with an intense white flame.rul
- The flame flickered for a moment, then died out.darinmex
- A cigarette - on one side a flame, and on the other a fool.DanielTzvi
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of flame
as a noun
- plural
- flames
as a verb
- past tense
- flamed
- present participle
- flaming
- third-person singular
- flames
- past participle
- flamed