flaming

Definition of flaming in English English dictionary: Present participle of flame; Damned, bloody
I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!.; Extremely, visibly. Typically of a homosexual male
To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.; On fire with visible flames
The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.; {a} buring, hot, inflaming, fine; Posting or sending a deliberately confrontational message via newsgroup, e-mail, etc , usually in response to a previous message; This is when people send insulting, abrasive, or threatening remarks; The act of calling into question someone's thoughts, beliefs, and parentage simply because you don't agree with them Don't do it; rude, angry, or hostile e-mail messages sent as a reply, usually in response to a misinterpretation of a message; the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"; Torrent of abusive messages when Internet etiquette, or "netiquette," is violated -- often by newbies; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"; Flaming is used to describe something that is burning and producing a lot of flames. The plane, which was full of fuel, scattered flaming fragments over a large area. = blazing; Sending inflammatory, hostile or derogatory email; A slang term used to describe the sending of inflammatory messages through e-mail; the distribution of an online communication that offends someone because of the use of obscene, derogatory, or inappropriate language; Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating; sending an e-mail message that is rude and critical; Present participle of to flame; Severe criticism or condemnation of a user via e-mail; A "flame," or "to flame" refers to the unfortunate occasion when one writer verbally attacks another in a public forum, such as a bulletin board Also see Netiquette; On the Internet, flaming is giving someone a verbal lashing in public Often this is on a Usenet newsgroup but it could be on a Web forum or perhaps even as e-mail with copies to a distribution list; Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling; {s} burning, fiery; glorious; shining; passionate, intense; gay, homosexual (Derogatory Slang); extremely, visibly or overly-visibly; the act of questioning someone’s thoughts, beliefs, and parentage just because you don’t agree with them Often associated with news groups It is frowned upon; An asocial CMC behaviour whose the sole purpose of communication is to provoke a negative emotional response in another member of the online community Flaming is particularly troublesome in public CMC; resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"; See: Flame; very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"; The act of sending a confrontational or abusive message via email or chat; Writing crude messages to provoke responses, especially in e-mail, listserv, and chat room messages; (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"; The act of calling into question someone's thoughts, beliefs, and parentage simply because you don't agree with them Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude Don't do it; Something that is flaming red or orange is bright red or orange in colour. He has flaming red hair; flaming is reacting to someone's newsgroup posting or e-mail in a hostile manner by publicly chastising the person or bombarding the person with nasty e-mail; flaming may occur to users who ask stupid questions or who engage in behavior that violates what is considered proper online netiquette; Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue; An email message that contains angry, and possibly insulting or vulgar, content These are typically reactionary based upon some external event; To verbally attack someone online in a chat with harsh, unnecessary words; to send nasty e-mail or to post a nasty comment in a discussion group or newsgroup; posting of a flame message; Flaming is the equivalent to sending a nasty letter over the Internet One example of flaming is if you received unwanted or unsolicited junk e-mail and you responded with a curt, pointed response Your response would be considered flaming Typically people flame in response to being spammed (hit with unsolicited advertisements sent to numerous people) To use Internet lingo, people who spam will probably get flamed; The action of sending abusive e-mails over the internet, often on mailing lists; emphasis A flaming row or a flaming temper, for example, is a very angry row or a very bad temper. She has had a flaming row with her lover; The act of sending flame e-mail
flaming Nora: expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration
flaming out: Present participle of flame out
flaming queen: A homosexual, and often cross-dressing, man acting in an ostentatious and flaunting manner akin to a diva
Outside the cell, Jose carried himself like a true gentleman, yet behind his cell door with Candy, he'd frolicked about like a flaming queen; Jose traipsed around in homemade thongs, cropped T-shirts, cut-off shorts and shower slippers.
flaming queens: plural form of flaming queen
flaming sword: A widely cultivated bromeliad (Vriesea splendens) native to French Guiana, having long, unbranched inflorescences with red imbricated bracts and yellow flowers
flame: Intentionally insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger
flame: To produce flames
flame: A romantic partner or lover in usually short-lived but passionate affair
flame: a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame
flame colour:.
flame: {n} light given by fire, a blaze, heat, passion, love
flame: {v} to shine or burn as fire, to blaze
flame: Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honourable debate Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude See Also: Flame War
flame: {f} (Internet) rant or write unceasingly and fanatically on a relatively dull subject with an obviously absurd attitude or with animosity toward a particular person or group of people on Usenet; write insulting words about a person
flame: Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate "Flames" most often involved the use of flowery language and "flaming" well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude See Also: Flame War
flame: A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning. The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted. a huge ball of flame
flame: criticize harshly, on the e-mail
flame: To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from bodies in combustion; to blaze
flame: A flame is an e-mail message which severely criticizes or attacks someone. The best way to respond to a flame is to ignore it. Flame is also a verb. Ever been flamed? see also flaming, old flame
flame: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
flame: Insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger
flame: The visible part of fire
flame: Girlfriend, lover in usually short-lived but passionate affair
flame: Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable descent They most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how wittless or crude See Also: Flame War
flame: An angry newsgroup article or e-mail that viciously attacks someone or something Usually written in the heat of the moment Often starts a flamewar Also, the act of sending or posting a flame A person who flames is a "flamer "
flame: Something that is in flames is on fire
flame: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
flame: A negative response to an e-mail message or newsgroup posting If you post an article that the audience deems inappropriate, expect to get "flamed "
flame: If something goes up in flames, it starts to burn strongly and is destroyed. Fires broke out everywhere, the entire city went up in flames
flame: Ardor of affection; the passion of love
flame: of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame
flame: To post a destructively critical or abusive message, especially to provoke dissent or controversy
flame: If something bursts into flames or bursts into flame, it suddenly starts burning strongly. She managed to scramble out of the vehicle as it burst into flames
flame: refers to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude Internet flaming often occurs on mailing lists, newsgroups, or E-mail notes, where one user is communicating with another user or with a group of people
flame: Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable descent Flames most often involved the use of flowery language, clever insults, and witty repartee Flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude See Also: Flame War
flame: To kindle; to inflame; to excite
flame: Originally, flame meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude See Also: Flame War
flame: Originally, to "flame" meant to debate in a passionate manner, often involving the use of flowery language More recently, flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory or inflammatory comment, no matter how witless or crude See Also: Flame War, Netiquette
flame: A flame is usually a message that is extremely critical, and often irrational, of someone or something Sometimes flames are intentionally trying to start a flame war--a series of many messages with people essentially yelling at each other Such deliberately provocative messages are often called trolls (the same term is used for those who post them) Flame wars are extremely common, and if you've been active on Usenet for any time at all you've probably been involved in one Anyone who expresses any strong opinions is generally considered fair game by flamers, so don't take it personally--consider it a compliment that you are, at least, making an impression
flame: If someone or something fans the flames of a situation or feeling, usually a bad one, they make it more intense or extreme in some way. He accused the Tories of `fanning the flames of extremism'
flame: criticize harshly, on the e-mail be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset
flame: be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
flame: Any kind of derogatory or ludicrous comment sent to USENET group readers Originally, flame meant to carry forth, in a passionate manner, the spirit of honorable debate Flames often included flowery language, and flaming was considered an art form (Recommendation: Don't reply to flames, just extinguish them by deletion )
flame: Originally, flame meant to speak in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming was an art form It has come to mean any kind of derogatory comment, no matter how witless, adolescent or crude See also: Flame War
flame: {f} burn; catch fire; shine, flash, send out a bright light; burst into anger, express strong emotions; send threatening and offensive email on the Internet (Computers)
flame: Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm; glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger
flame: A negative response to an email message or newsgroup posting If you post an article or send an email to an audience that deems your message inappropriate, expect to get flamed The most common recipients of flames are users who post commercial messages in public forums, those who post adult material in non-adult areas of the Internet, and users who post or send make racial or gender-biased comments The worst sort of flame is known as a mail-bomb, which occurs when the user being flamed open his or her email and receives a flood of letters with unusually long file attachments that make his or her computer crash
flame: {i} tongue of fire, glowing part of a fire; fire, blaze; brilliance, glow; passion, ardor; lover (Slang)
flame: A person beloved; a sweetheart
flame: A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire
flame: A deliberately insulting e-mail message or post to a USENET newsgroup, usually containing personal attack on the writer of an earlier post
flame: To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor
flame: Originally, "flame" meant to carry forth in a passionate manner in the spirit of honorable debate Flames most often involved the use of flowery language and flaming well was an art form More recently flame has come to refer to any kind of derogatory comment no matter how witless or crude See also: Flame War