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- 1. on fire: "a burning building" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk/ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/us/ˈbɝː.nɪŋ/ burningadjective (ON FIRE) Add to word listAdd to word list. B1. producing flames: A man staggered from the burning car. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. a burning building, vehicle, etc. burning He entered a burning house to rescue a child. in flames The whole block was in flames.
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. afire. aflame.
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.
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.
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...
BURNING definition: 1. very hot: 2. a very strong need to do something 3. a subject or question that must be dealt…. Learn more.
Definition of burning adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. synonyms: combustion. see more. types: deflagration. combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat. fire flame flaming.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English burning burn‧ing 1 / ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 BURN on fire She was rescued from a burning building. 2 HOT feeling very hot Claudia put her hands to her burning face. 3 → burning ambition/desire/need etc 4 → burning issue/question 5 written burning eyes look at ...
Definitions of 'burning' 1. You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot. [...] 2. If you say that someone has burning eyes, you mean they look at you in an intense way or have bright eyes because of a strong feeling. [literary] [...] 3.
