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Synonyms
burning

adj

  1. producing or having a painfully hot sensation: "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"
  2. intensely hot: "a burning fever"
  3. characterized by intense emotion: "ardent love"
  4. lighted up by or as by fire or flame: "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"
  5. of immediate import: "burning issues of the day"
  6. consuming fuel: used in combination

noun

  1. the act of burning something: "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
  2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  3. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
  4. execution by electricity
  5. execution by fire

verb

  1. destroy by fire: "They burned the house and his diaries"
  2. shine intensely, as if with heat: "The coals were glowing in the dark"
  3. undergo combustion: "Maple wood burns well"
  4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort: "The sun burned his face"