burning

adjective

  1. 1

    of immediate import

    burning issues of the day

noun

  1. 1

    the act of burning something

    the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance

  2. 2

    a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin

  3. 3

    execution by fire

  4. 4

    execution by electricity

  5. 5

    a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

  6. 6

    pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

Synonyms

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