burning

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of burning something

   the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance

2. 2
   adj

   So hot as to seem to burn (something).

   the burning sun

3. 3
   adj

   Feeling very hot.

   burning skin

4. 4
   adj

   Feeling great passion.

   her burning heart

5. 5
   adj

   Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.

   burning zeal

6. 6
   adj

   Being keenly discussed.

   a burning question; a burning issue

7. 7
   adj

   On fire.

   A firefighter puts water on a burning tree as flames approach a containment line, while fighting the King fire near Fresh Pond, California.

8. 8
   noun

   The act by which something burns or is burned.

   It gives a fine delineation of the burnings of shame, disappointed ambition, and vengeance[…]

Etymology

By surface analysis, burn + -ing.