Ablaze vs. Flaming: What's the Difference?
Ablaze and Flaming Definitions
Ablaze
Being on fire
The house is ablaze.
Flaming
On fire; ablaze.
Ablaze
Radiant with bright color
A maple tree ablaze in autumn.
Flaming
Resembling a flame in brilliance, color, or form
Flaming autumn leaves.
Ablaze
Fervent or excited.
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Flaming
Intense; ardent
Flaming passions.
Ablaze
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
Flaming
(Informal) Used as an intensive
A flaming liberal.
Ablaze
Radiant with bright light and color.
Flaming
On fire with visible flames.
The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
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Ablaze
In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion.
Flaming
Very bright and the color of flame.
Ablaze
On fire; in a blaze.
Flaming
(colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. 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.
Ablaze
Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.
Flaming
Damned, bloody.
I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!
Ablaze
In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
Flaming
Very enthusiastic or passionate.
Ablaze
On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.
All ablaze with crimson and gold.
Flaming
Present participle of flame
Ablaze
In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos.
Flaming
An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
Ablaze
Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement;
His face all ablaze with excitement
He was aflame with desire
Flaming
Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
Ablaze
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
(internet slang) Vitriolic criticism.
You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
Ablaze
Resembling flame in brilliance or color;
Maple trees ablaze in autumn
Flaming autumn leaves
Flaming
Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating.
Ablaze
Lighted with red light as if with flames;
Streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees
The inflamed clouds at sunset
Reddened faces around the campfire
Flaming
Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling.
Flaming
Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.
Flaming
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;
Fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Flaming
Resembling flame in brilliance or color;
Maple trees ablaze in autumn
Flaming autumn leaves
Flaming
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
(used of persons) informal intensifiers;
What a bally (or blinking) nuisance
A bloody fool
A crashing bore
You flaming idiot
Flaming
Very intense;
A fiery temper
Flaming passions
