The sun is a flaming ball.
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Flaming
//ˈfleɪmɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flaming" (277 found)
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crimsondamaskdamneddazzlingdeclamatorydedicateddeflagrationdeliriousdevoteddevoutdistillationdrunkearnesteffingeffulgentegregiouselevatedenthusiasticeuphuisticexcited
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extravagantexuberantfaithfulfanaticfanaticalfebrileferruginousferventfervidfeveredfeverishfieryfirefire-redflagrantflamboyantflame-coloredflame-redflaringflashingflashyflauntingflickeringflushedfulgentfulgidfulgurantfulguratingfulsomefuminggarishgaudyglaringglaryglowinggongoresquegrandiloquentgrandiosegrandisonantgulesgutteringhard corehard-coreheartyheatedhectichet uphigh flownhigh flyinghigh soundinghigh-flowinghigh-flownhigh-flyinghigh-soundinghighfalutinhot blooded
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hot-bloodedhotheadedignescentignitedimpassionedin a blazein a glowin earnestin flamesin rutincandescentincarminedincinerationinflamedinfraredinkhornintenseintentintent onintoxicated
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iron-redjohnsoniankeenkindledlabyrinthinelake-coloredlakylateritiouslexiphaniclightedlivelivelylivinglobster-redloftyloyalluridmadcapmagniloquentmaroonmeretriciousmeteoricobviouson fireorotundostentatiousoverdoneoverelaborateoverheatedoverinvolvedoverwroughtoxidationpassionatepedanticperfervidpompousport-winepretentiouspuceredred hotred-dyedred-hotred-lookingreddenedreddishreddish-amberreddish-brownreekingrefulgentresoluteresplendentrhetoricalrubicundrubiginousrubricrubricoserubyruby-coloredruby-redruddiedruddyrufescentrufousrustrust-redrustyscarletscintillantscintillatingscorchingseethingself-immolationsensationalsensationalisticsententiousserioussexually excitedshowysinceresmeltingsmokingsmolderingsonoroussparkingspiritedsplendentsplendidsplendorousstammelsteamingsteamystiltedsutteetalltile-redtitiantitian-redtorridtortuoustotally committedunextinguishedunquenchedunrestrainedvehementvermilionvigorousvinaceousvividwarmwhite hotwhite-hotwinewine-coloredwine-redzealous
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33 translations across 15 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φλόγινος adj (On fire with visible flames)
Bulgarian
3 entries- пламенен adj (Passionate)
- пламтящ adj (On fire with visible flames)
- ярък adj (Extremely visible)
Catalan
1 entries- flamejant adj (On fire with visible flames)
Czech
4 entries- divoký adj (Passionate)
- hořící adj (On fire with visible flames)
- ohnivý adj (Bright-colored)
- planoucí adj (On fire with visible flames)
Finnish
3 entries- helkkarin adj (Damned, bloody)
- saamarin adj (Damned, bloody)
- samperin adj (Damned, bloody)
French
2 entries- enflammé adj (On fire with visible flames)
- flambant adj (On fire with visible flames)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (On fire with visible flames)
Hindi
1 entries- ज्वलंत adj (On fire with visible flames)
Italian
1 entries- infiammato adj (On fire with visible flames)
Latin
1 entries- flagrans adj (On fire with visible flames)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- flaument adj (On fire with visible flames)
Portuguese
1 entries- flamejante adj (On fire with visible flames)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- lasrach adj (On fire with visible flames)
Spanish
1 entries- llameante adj (On fire with visible flames)
Swedish
4 entries- flammande adj (On fire with visible flames)
- förbannad adj (Damned, bloody)
- jädra adj (Damned, bloody)
- jäkla adj (Damned, bloody)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
First from a flint a spark Achates drew, / and lit the leaves and dry wood heaped with care / and set the fuel flaming, as he blew.
Source: tatoeba (6784886)
As when a snake, that through the winter's cold / lay swoln and hidden in the ground from sight, / gorged with rank herbs, forth issues to the light, / and sleek with shining youth and newly drest, / wreathing its slippery volumes, towers upright / and, glorying, to the sunbeam rears its breast, / and darts a three-forked tongue, and points a flaming crest.
Source: tatoeba (6834082)
With him, Achilles' charioteer and squire, / Automedon, huge Periphas and all / the Scyrian youth rush up, and flaming fire / hurl to the roof, and thunder at the wall.
Source: tatoeba (6834537)
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