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burning

[bur-ning]

adjective

  1. aflame; on fire.

  2. very hot; simmering.

    The water was burning.

  3. very bright; glowing.

    She wore a burning red bathing suit.

  4. caused by or as if by fire, a burn, or heat.

    He had a burning sensation in his throat.

  5. intense; passionate.

    a burning desire.

  6. urgent or crucial.

    a burning question.



noun

  1. the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, burn, or subjected to intense heat.

  2. the baking of ceramic products to develop hardness and other properties.

  3. the heating or the calcining of certain ores and rocks as a preliminary stage in various industrial processes.

burning

/ ˈɜːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. intense; passionate

  2. urgent; crucial

    a burning problem

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a form of heat treatment used to harden and finish ceramic materials or to prepare certain ores for further treatment by calcination

  2. overheating of an alloy during heat treatment in which local fusion or excessive oxide formation and penetration occur, weakening the alloy

  3. the heat treatment of particular kinds of gemstones to change their colour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • burningly adverb
  • nonburning adjective
  • unburning adjective
  • ˈܰԾԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of burning1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English brenning, Old English byrnende; burn 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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“If I didn’t send the military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A.,” the president posted on his Truth Social account Friday.

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Iranian state media showed footage of fires burning in buildings and plumes of smoke rising from the city's skyline.

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What resonates instead is fire and all that it entails — the burning forest and the hard, mind-numbing work of the Hotshots.

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“If I didn’t act quickly on that, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground right now.”

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Protests can start peacefully, but those who wish to create chaos can use the moment to seek attention, such as by burning cars, Park said.

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