burning

Meanings

• the act of burning something
  • "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
• a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
• execution by electricity
• execution by fire
• a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
• destroy by fire
• shine intensely, as if with heat
  • "The candles were burning"
• undergo combustion
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• cause to burn or combust
• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
  • "She was burning with anger"
  • "He was burning to try out his new skies"
• cause to undergo combustion
• burn at the stake
• spend (significant amounts of money)
• feel hot or painful
  • "My eyes are burning"
• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
• create by duplicating data
• use up (energy)
• burn with heat, fire, or radiation
• of immediate import
  • "burning issues of the day"

Synonyms

bite, burn, burn down, burn off, burn up, burning at the stake, cauterise, cauterize, combust, combustion, cut, electrocution, fire, glow, incinerate, sting, sunburn