burning
adjective
1. of immediate import
- burning issues of the day
Similar word(s): important
Sentences with burning as an adjective:
- the burning sun
- burning skin
- her burning heart
- burning zeal
noun
1. the act of burning something
- the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
Similar word(s): combustion
Definition categories: act
2. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Similar word(s): burn
Definition categories: state, hurting, pain
3. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Similar word(s): combustion
Definition categories: process, oxidation, oxidization
4. execution by electricity
Similar word(s): electrocution
Definition categories: act, executing, execution
5. execution by fire
Definition categories: act, executing, execution
6. a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
Definition categories: act, torture, torturing
Sentences with burning as a noun:
- The burnings continued all day.
verb
1. present participle of burn