burning

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    n.

  • the act of burning something; combustion

    the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance

  • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire; burn
  • a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; combustion
  • execution by electricity; electrocution
  • execution by fire; burning at the stake
  • a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin

    adj.

  • producing or having a painfully hot sensation

    begged for water to soothe his burning throat

  • intensely hot; burning(a)

    a burning fever

    the burning sand

  • characterized by intense emotion; ardent, burning(a), fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid

    ardent love

    an ardent lover

    a burning enthusiasm

    a fervent desire to change society

    a fervent admirer

    fiery oratory

    an impassioned appeal

    a torrid love affair

  • lighted up by or as by fire or flame; ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), blazing, flaming, on fire(p)

    forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning

    even the car's tires were aflame

    a night aflare with fireworks

    candles alight on the tables

    blazing logs in the fireplace

    a burning cigarette

    a flaming crackling fire

    houses on fire

  • of immediate import; burning(a)

    burning issues of the day

  • consuming fuel; used in combination

    coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves

    n.

  • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire; burning
  • a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun; tan, suntan, sunburn
  • an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
  • a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body); burn mark
  • damage inflicted by fire

    v.

  • destroy by fire; fire, burn down

    They burned the house and his diaries

  • shine intensely, as if with heat; glow

    The coals were glowing in the dark

    The candles were burning

  • undergo combustion; combust

    Maple wood burns well

  • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; bite, sting

    The sun burned his face

  • cause to burn or combust; combust

    The sun burned off the fog

    We combust coal and other fossil fuels

  • feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion

    She was burning with anger

    He was burning to try out his new skies

  • cause to undergo combustion; incinerate

    burn garbage

    The car burns only Diesel oil

  • burn at the stake

    Witches were burned in Salem

  • spend (significant amounts of money)

    He has money to burn

  • feel hot or painful

    My eyes are burning

  • burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; cauterize, cauterise

    The surgeon cauterized the wart

  • get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun; sunburn
  • create by duplicating data; cut

    cut a disk

    burn a CD

  • use up (energy); burn off, burn up

    burn off calories through vigorous exercise

  • burn with heat, fire, or radiation

    The iron burnt a hole in my dress

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

burns|burnt|burning
syn.: blaze fire flame flare
ant.: extinguish