BURNING
/bɜːnɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 15
Definition
- adjective of immediate import.
— synonyms: burning(a)
- noun the act of burning something.
— synonyms: combustion
- noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
— synonyms: burn
- noun a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.
— synonyms: combustion
- noun execution by electricity.
— synonyms: electrocution
- noun execution by fire.
— synonyms: burning_at_the_stake
- noun a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin.
Examples
- “He burned his manuscript in the fireplace.”
- “He watched the house burn.”
- “He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.”
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