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Quick definitions from WordNet (burning)
▸ noun: the act of burning something ("The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance")
▸ noun: execution by fire
▸ noun: execution by electricity
▸ noun: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
▸ noun: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
▸ adjective: producing or having a painfully hot sensation ("Begged for water to soothe his burning throat")
▸ adjective: consuming fuel; used in combination ("Coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves")
▸ adjective: lighted up by or as by fire or flame ("A burning cigarette")
▸ Also see burnt
▸ Words similar to burning
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▸ Idioms related to burning (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing burning
▸ Popular nouns described by burning
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▸ Rhymes of burning
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▸ noun: the act of burning something ("The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance")
▸ noun: execution by fire
▸ noun: execution by electricity
▸ noun: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
▸ noun: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
▸ adjective: producing or having a painfully hot sensation ("Begged for water to soothe his burning throat")
▸ adjective: consuming fuel; used in combination ("Coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves")
▸ adjective: lighted up by or as by fire or flame ("A burning cigarette")
▸ Also see burnt
▸ Words similar to burning
▸ Usage examples for burning
▸ Idioms related to burning (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing burning
▸ Popular nouns described by burning
▸ Words that often appear near burning
▸ Rhymes of burning
▸ Invented words related to burning