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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰԾԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܰiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ܰiԲ adjective noun
  • ܲ·ܰiԲ adjective
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Word 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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Example Sentences

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Two years later, the band made headlines in Belfast after commissioning a mural of a burning police vehicle with a slogan criticising Northern Ireland's pre-Good Friday police force, the RUC.

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The air fryer is also adept, unfortunately, at burning certain things.

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The family said “brave individuals” helped rescue Arenas from the burning vehicle.

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“I just saw myself kind of burning out being in that setting,” Lee said.

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She also seemed to denigrate her own ability to carry someone out of a burning building.

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