Burning
[n] the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
[n] execution by fire
[n] execution by electricity
[n] a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
[n] pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
[adj] lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
[adj] consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"
[adj] producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for water to soothe his burning throat"
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Synonyms
ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), blazing, burn, burning at the stake, combustion, combustion, electrocution, flaming, fueled, lighted, lit, on fire(p), painful
Related Terms
abandoned, ablaze, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrimonious, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, algetic, alight, angry, animal heat, approaching, approximate, approximating, ardent, arm-in-arm, baking, beaming, beamy, beheadi