Burning - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light (syn: combustion)
- execution by electricity (syn: electrocution)
- execution by fire
- a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
adjective
Extra examples
She stared at the burning embers for a long time.
The medicine produced a burning sensation on my tongue.
Symptoms include itchy, burning eyes.
I had a burning desire to win.
He sat gazing into the burning flame of the candle.
They blamed the disaster on a worker who dropped a burning cigarette butt.
She was rescued from a burning building.
Claudia put her hands to her burning face.
Several people were trapped inside the burning building.
They managed to escape from the burning building.
A flame is kept constantly burning at the monument.
There was a little stove burning in the front room.
I could smell smoke and knew that something was burning.
Be sure not to leave any candles burning when you go to bed.
There was the distinct smell of something burning.
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