flamed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of flame.

   The candle flamed briefly before the draft snuffed it out.

   The old barn had flamed for hours before the trucks could reach it.

   Note

   A regular past form: one spelling covers both the simple past (the candle flamed) and the participle after have or be. The participle matters most for the Internet verb. Because that verb can take an object, a person can be flamed, meaning attacked in abusive posts. The older figurative verb takes no object: anger or a face flamed with passion.

   She was flamed for days after posting the review.

   His temper flamed at the insult.

2. 2
   adjective

   Cooked or seared directly over an open flame.

   The menu featured flamed prawns dressed in garlic butter.

   A flamed sirloin arrived with crisp edges and a smoky aroma.

   Similarseared, chargrilled, charred, grilled

3. 3
   adjective

   Having an undulating wood-grain pattern that resembles flames.

   Luthiers prize flamed maple for the way its grain seems to move.

   The cabinet's flamed walnut panels drew every eye in the room.

   Similarcurly, figured

   Oppositeplain

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