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flame

verb (EMOTION)
 
 
/fleɪm/

Definition

[I] literary If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly: Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.Exploding and erupting [I] literary to suddenly become hot and red with emotion: His face flamed (red) with anger.Expressing and showing feelings
(Definition of flame verb (EMOTION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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