burning
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burning
- /ˈbɝnɪŋ/ US
- /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ UK
- /bɔːnɪn/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, burn + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of burn
adjective more burning · most burning
- So hot as to seem to burn (something). the burning sun
- Feeling very hot. burning skin
- Feeling great passion. her burning heart
- Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful. burning zeal
- Being keenly discussed. a burning question; a burning issue
- 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.
noun burnings
- The act by which something burns or is burned. It gives a fine delineation of the burnings of shame, disappointed ambition, and vengeance[…]
- A fire. The burnings continued all day.
- The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hot, fiery, afire, ablaze, torrid, aflame, flaming, lit, combustion, aflare, lighted, electrocution, fueled, blazing, alight, perfervid
Translations
Talk about this word "burning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. burning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burning "burning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burning.Cite this
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title = {burning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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