Main Entry:

burn·ing

Pronunciation:

\ˈbər-niŋ\

Function:

adjective

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: being on fire b: ardent, intense <burning enthusiasm>2 a: affecting with or as if with heat <a burning fever> b: resembling that produced by a burn <a burning sensation on the tongue>3: of fundamental importance : urgent <one of the burning issues of our time>

— burn·ing·ly \-niŋ-lē\ adverb