Definitions
criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
Word origin
From Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; Proto-Italic *flagmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Displaced native Old English līeġ.
Used in a sentence
“I could copy out yards of rhapsody to Lord George Poynings, her old flame, in which she addressed him by the most affectionate names.”
“Flames are, unfortunately, a fact of USENET life. It's a rare USENET regular who hasn't been shaken to the foundations with anger at something some jerk has posted.”
“[M]arked by myriad clouds of every sunset-colour - flame, purple, pink, green, violet, and all the tints of gold.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Bright tongue of fire”5 letters
02“Burning tongue”5 letters
03“Burning tongue of fire”5 letters
04“Candle's bright part”5 letters
05“Fire tongue”5 letters
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