- present participle of flame.
flaming
Example Sentences
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We have to imagine, for instance, Ron DiFrancesco riding a broken slab of drywall down a flaming stairwell and becoming the last known person to escape the South Tower before it collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A flaming ear of corn transforms into a crankshaft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The sky blacked by the smoke from flaming vehicles was visible from Saunders's suite in a luxury hotel along Puerto Vallarta's main strip.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
Last year, three of Starship’s five launches exploded at unexpected points on their flight paths, twice raining flaming debris over congested commercial airways and disrupting flights.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
A round cap covered his head, but not enough to conceal a fringe of flaming red hair.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
