General Definition: 1. The action of using a device to emit a flame onto something. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To caramelise the top of a dish (a dessert, for example) using a small handheld blowtorch. English = flame. Note: 1. There appears to be no commonly used Auslan sign for FLAME (but some signers represent this visually using these depicting signs, once they have established the topic). If you know a sign for FLAME used by you or other Auslan users (deaf people or interpreters) please go to "Report missing sign" and supply details. Thank you.