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flaming up

flaming up is the present participle and gerund of flame up.

Meaning of flame up

Verb

flame up (third-person singular simple present flames up, present participle flaming up, simple past and past participle flamed up)

  1. (intransitive) To flare; to become inflamed.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To suddenly become extremely angry.
  3. (transitive) To light up; to light a joint, blunt, pipe, etc.; to smoke crack cocaine.
    Synonyms:
    flare up

Questions about flaming up

What is flaming up the present participle and gerund of?
Flaming up is the present participle and gerund of flame up.

Words near flaming up in the dictionary

  1. flaming out
  2. flaming queen
  3. flaming queens
  4. flaming sword
  5. flaming swords
  6. flaming up
  7. flaming volcano
  8. flaming volcanoes
  9. flaming volcanos
  10. flamingant
  11. Flamingantism

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