# burning

Pronunciation: say "BUR-ning" US /ˈbɝnɪŋ/, UK /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Engulfed in flames; on fire.
   - Simple: Covered in flames or on fire.
   - _The burning barn collapsed before crews could control the blaze._
   - _Smoke poured from the burning warehouse as the alarms sounded._
2. So hot as to seem to burn whatever it touches.
   - Simple: So hot that it feels like it could burn you.
   - _The metal railing was burning under the afternoon sun._
   - _She pulled her hand back from the burning kettle._
3. Experiencing a sensation of intense heat, as with a fever or flushed skin.
   - Simple: Feeling very hot in your body, often from a fever.
   - _Her skin was burning with fever by midnight._
   - _He woke up burning and reached for a glass of water._
5. Intensely strong and consuming; fierce and powerful.
   - Simple: Very strong and intense, like a powerful feeling.
   - _A burning ambition drove her to work late every night._
   - _His burning enthusiasm spread quickly through the whole team._
6. Filled with intense passion or longing.
   - Simple: Filled with very strong feelings or desire.
   - _The young poet was burning with desire to see the world._
   - _She arrived burning with hope for a fresh start._
7. Urgently important and widely discussed at the moment.
   - Simple: Talked about with great interest because it really matters.
   - _Immigration became the burning issue of the campaign._
   - _Reporters pressed her on the burning question of funding._

## Verb

4. Present participle of burn. — present participle and gerund of burn
   - Simple: The -ing form of burn. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The logs were burning steadily in the fireplace._
   - _Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the air._

## Noun

8. A fire, or an instance of something being aflame.
   - Simple: A fire that burns something.
   - _The burning spread across the dry hillside by noon._
   - _Witnesses described the burning as visible for miles._
9. The act or process by which something burns or is burned.
   - Simple: The act of something burning or being burned.
   - _The burning of fossil fuels contributes to air pollution._
   - _Slow burning of the candle lasted through the night._
10. A sensation of fiery, stinging pain.
   - Simple: A hot, painful feeling, like something stinging inside you.
   - _The burning in his chest worsened after he ate._
   - _Patients often report a burning along the affected nerve._
11. The permanent removal of cryptocurrency tokens from circulation by sending them to an address from which they can never be retrieved.
   - Simple: Sending crypto coins to a locked address so they can never be used again.
   - _The burning of surplus tokens reduced the circulating supply._
   - _After the burning, the project's coin became noticeably scarcer._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "burn" with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/burning (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).