Ablaze vs. Flaming

Ablaze vs. Flaming — Is There a Difference?
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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.
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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.

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Ablazeadjective

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement;

his face all ablaze with excitementhe was aflame with desire

Flamingnoun

(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 fire

Flamingnoun

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

fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

Ablazeadjective

resembling flame in brilliance or color;

maple trees ablaze in autumnflaming autumn leaves

Flamingadjective

resembling flame in brilliance or color;

maple trees ablaze in autumnflaming autumn leaves

Ablazeadjective

lighted with red light as if with flames;

streets ablaze with lighted Christmas treesthe inflamed clouds at sunsetreddened faces around the campfire

Flamingadjective

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 fire

Flamingadjective

(used of persons) informal intensifiers;

what a bally (or blinking) nuisancea bloody foola crashing boreyou flaming idiot

Flamingadjective

very intense;

a fiery temperflaming passions