burning
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/bɜːnɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To cause to be consumed by fire.“He burned his manuscript in the fireplace.”
- To be consumed by fire, or in flames.“He watched the house burn.”
- To overheat so as to make unusable.“He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.”
- To become overheated to the point of being unusable.“The grill was too hot and the steak burned.”
noun
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- A fire.“The burnings continued all day.”
adjective
- So hot as to seem to burn (something).“the burning sun”
- Feeling very hot.“burning skin”
- Feeling great passion.“her burning heart”
- Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.“burning zeal”
Related words
Synonyms
hotfieryafireablazetorridaflameflaminglitcombustionaflarelightedelectrocutionfueledblazingalightperfervid