flaming

flaming
a) On fire with visible flames.

The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.

b) Extremely, visibly. 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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  • flaming — index hot blooded, intense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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