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Noun flame has 1 sense

fire, flame, flaming - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
--₁ is a kind of combustion, burning
--₁ has particulars: blaze, blazing; flare
Derived form: verb flame₂

Verb flame has 3 senses

flare, flame - shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
--₁ is one way to shine, beam
Sample sentences:
Lights flame on the horizon
The horizon is flameing with lights
flame - be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
--₂ is one way to burn, combust

Derived forms: noun flame₁, noun flaming₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
flame - criticize harshly, on the e-mail
--₃ is one way to chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody