burning

Pluralburnings

1. 1
   adjective

   Covered in flames or on fire.

   Like a log in a campfire, wrapped in flames.

   The burning house lit up the whole street at night.

   Firefighters rushed toward the burning car.

   Similarblazing, flaming

2. 2
   adjective

   So hot that it feels like it could burn you.

   Like sand at the beach on a sunny day, too hot for bare feet.

   Don't touch the stove top. It's burning hot.

   The pan handle was burning, so she dropped it fast.

   Similarscorching, searing, blistering, red-hot, sizzling

   Oppositefreezing, icy, cold

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3. 3
   adjective

   Feeling very hot in your body, often from a fever.

   My forehead felt burning when I had the flu.

   His cheeks were burning after running in the heat.

   Similarfeverish, hot, fevered, flushed

   Oppositecold, chilled

4. 4
   verb

   The -ing form of burn. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   The campfire is burning brightly tonight.

   They are burning old leaves in the yard.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Very strong and intense, like a powerful feeling.

   Like a fire inside you that won't go out.

   She had a burning wish to become a doctor.

   He spoke with burning energy about saving the forest.

   Similarintense, fierce, consuming, passionate, fervent

   Oppositemild, lukewarm, faint

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6. 6
   adjective

   Filled with very strong feelings or desire.

   Like wanting something so badly you can't sit still.

   She was burning to tell everyone her good news.

   The fans were burning with excitement before the concert.

   Similaraflame, consumed, afire

7. 7
   adjective

   Talked about with great interest because it really matters.

   Climate change is a burning topic in the news right now.

   The burning question was who would pay for the repairs.

   Similarpressing, urgent, crucial, critical, vital

   Oppositetrivial, minor, unimportant

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A fire that burns something.

   They watched the burning from a safe distance on the ridge.

   A great burning lit the night sky over the valley.

   Similarfire, blaze, conflagration, inferno

9. 9
   noununcountable

   The act of something burning or being burned.

   The burning of the leaves filled the air with smoke.

   Careless burning of trash started the whole blaze.

   Similarcombustion, incineration

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10. 10
    nouncountable or uncountable

    A hot, painful feeling, like something stinging inside you.

    Like the sting you feel right after touching something hot.

    She felt a burning in her throat after the spicy meal.

    A sharp burning ran up his arm from the cut.

    Similarstinging, smarting

11. 11
    noununcountable

    Sending crypto coins to a locked address so they can never be used again.

    Like shredding money so no one can ever spend it again.

    The burning of those tokens raised the value of the rest.

    Developers announced a burning of one million coins.

    Oppositeminting

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