Meanings
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1
adj
On fire.
Firefighters rushed into the burning building to rescue the family.
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2
adj
Feeling very hot.
His forehead was burning with fever.
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3
adj
Very strong and urgent; intensely felt.
She had a burning desire to travel the world.
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4
noun
The act of something burning or being burned.
The burning of leaves filled the air with smoke.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
4
noun
· the act of something...
combustion
Word family
Forms
burninglyburnings
Derived forms
afterburningbarn-burningbarnburningbook-burningbra-burningburning-ghatburning-glassburninglyburningnesselectroburningflag-burningheartburning
Common collocations
Etymology
By surface analysis, burn + -ing.