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flame

/ flame /

verb/noun

verb Sense 1

criticize harshly, on the e-mail

Type of:

chastise castigate objurgate

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

be in flames or aflame

"The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

Type of:

burn combust

Derived:

fire flaming

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

noun Sense 3

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

"fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries"

Type of:

combustion burning

Kinds of:

blaze blazing flare

Derived:

fuel fire burn burn down

verb Sense 4

shine with a sudden light

"The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"

Type of:

shine beam

Derived:

flare

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