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flame

2 verb
     
flame2 [intransitive]
1 literary to become suddenly bright with light or colour, especially red or orange:
Erica's cheeks flamed with anger.
2 literary to burn brightly:
A great fire flamed in an open fireplace.
3 to send someone an angry or rude message in an email or on a bulletin board
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