Ablaze vs. Flaming
Difference Between Ablaze and Flaming
Ablazeadjective
Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
Flamingadjective
On fire with visible flames.
The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.Ablazeadjective
Radiant with bright light and color.
Flamingadjective
Very bright and the color of flame.
Ablazeadjective
In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
Flamingadjective
(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.Ablazeadverb
On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.
Flamingadjective
Damned, bloody.
I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!Ablazeadverb
Lit up brightly and with color.
Flamingnoun
An emission or application of fire; act of burning with flames.
Ablazeadverb
In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
Flamingnoun
Sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.
Ablazeadjective
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement;
his face all ablaze with excitementhe was aflame with desireFlamingnoun
(internet slang) Vitriolic criticism.
You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.Ablazeadjective
lighted up by or as by fire or flame;
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightningeven the car's tires were aflamea night aflare with fireworkscandles alight on the tablesblazing logs in the fireplacea burning cigarettea flaming crackling firehouses on fireFlamingnoun
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;
fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveriesAblazeadjective
resembling flame in brilliance or color;
maple trees ablaze in autumnflaming autumn leavesFlamingadjective
resembling flame in brilliance or color;
maple trees ablaze in autumnflaming autumn leavesAblazeadjective
lighted with red light as if with flames;
streets ablaze with lighted Christmas treesthe inflamed clouds at sunsetreddened faces around the campfireFlamingadjective
lighted up by or as by fire or flame;
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightningeven the car's tires were aflamea night aflare with fireworkscandles alight on the tablesblazing logs in the fireplacea burning cigarettea flaming crackling firehouses on fireFlamingadjective
(used of persons) informal intensifiers;
what a bally (or blinking) nuisancea bloody foola crashing boreyou flaming idiotFlamingadjective
very intense;
a fiery temperflaming passions
