burning B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈbɝnɪŋ/ UK /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #1973 Meanings 1 adj On fire. Firefighters rushed into the burning building to rescue the family. 2 adj Feeling very hot. His forehead was burning with fever. 3 adj Very strong and urgent; intensely felt. She had a burning desire to travel the world. 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 burning shame Adjective + noun Etymology By surface analysis, burn + -ing. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # burning **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɝnɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 1973 ## Meanings 1. On fire. 2. Feeling very hot. 3. Very strong and urgent; intensely felt. 4. The act of something burning or being burned. ## Examples - Firefighters rushed into the burning building to rescue the family. - His forehead was burning with fever. - She had a burning desire to travel the world. - The burning of leaves filled the air with smoke. ## Derived Forms - afterburning - barn-burning - barnburning - book-burning - bra-burning - burning-ghat - burning-glass - burningly - burningness - electroburning - flag-burning - heartburning ## Etymology By surface analysis, burn + -ing. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown