Search results
- Dictionaryburning/ˈbəːnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. on fire: "a burning building" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
painful in a way that feels hot: Suddenly she felt a burning sensation in her throat. Indigestion can produce a burning pain in the middle of the chest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. burning adjective (STRONG) C1. A burning desire, need, etc., is one that is very strong: a burning ambition.
1. a. : being on fire. b. : ardent, intense. burning enthusiasm. 2. a. : affecting with or as if with heat. a burning fever. b. : resembling that produced by a burn. a burning sensation on the tongue. 3. : of fundamental importance : urgent. one of the burning issues of our time. burningly. ˈbər-niŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. ablaze.
If you have a burning interest in something or a burning desire to do something, you are extremely interested in it or want to do it very much. I had a burning ambition to become a journalist. She had a burning desire to wreak revenge. Synonyms: intense, passionate, earnest, eager More Synonyms of burning.
to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen: He was badly burned in the blaze. She burned his old love letters. be burned alive Unable to escape, six people were burned alive (= died by burning) in the building. burn to death If someone falls into that firepit, they could burn to death.
adjective. aflame; on fire. very hot; simmering: The water was burning. very bright; glowing: She wore a burning red bathing suit. caused by or as if by fire, a burn, or heat: He had a burning sensation in his throat. intense; passionate: a burning desire. urgent or crucial: a burning question. noun.
Define burning. burning synonyms, burning pronunciation, burning translation, English dictionary definition of burning. adj. 1. Marked by flames or intense heat: a burning sun. 2. Characterized by intense emotion; passionate: a burning desire for justice. 3. Of immediate...
1. a. : to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases. A small fire burned on the hearth. b. : to undergo combustion. Soft woods burn easily. Marc Hayot. also : to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
Definitions of burning. noun. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. synonyms: combustion. see more. noun. the act of burning something. “the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”. synonyms: combustion.
1. adjective. You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot. ...the burning desert of central Asia. Synonyms: very hot, boiling, baking, flaming More Synonyms of burning. 2. adjective [ADJ n] If you have a burning interest in something or a burning desire to do something, you are extremely interested in it or want to do it very much.
adjective. /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ [only before noun] (of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme. a burning desire to win. He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business. Want to learn more?
