flaming
/ˈfleɪmɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
flaming is spelled F-L-A-M-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flaming means “On fire with visible flames” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flaming?
| Letters | 7: F-L-A-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is flaming?
Flaming appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce flaming?
- /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
Flaming has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-flaming.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flaming
- more flaming comparative
- most flaming superlative
- flamings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flaming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
On fire with visible flames.
The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
- 2
Very bright and the color of flame.
- 3
colloquialVery showy, flamboyant.
I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals fa-laaaaming.
- 4
colloquialExtremely obvious; visibly evident.
To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
- 5
AustraliaUKcolloquialDamned, bloody.
I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
- 6
Very enthusiastic or passionate.
I hate it with a flaming passion!
noun
- 1
An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
- 2
Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
- 3
Vitriolic criticism.
You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of flame
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flaming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense On fire with visible flames:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enflammé, flambant |
| Portuguese | flamejante |
| Spanish | llameante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.