burning

burn·ing

adjective \ˈbər-niŋ\

Definition of BURNING

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

Examples of BURNING

1. She stared at the burning embers for a long time.
2. a burning hatred of corruption
3. The medicine produced a burning sensation on my tongue.
4. Symptoms include itchy, burning eyes.

First Known Use of BURNING

before 12th century

Related to BURNING

Synonyms

afire, aflame, alight [chiefly British], blazing, ablaze, combusting, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, ignited, inflamed (also enflamed), kindled, lit (or lighted)

Antonyms

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words

aglow, flaring, flickering, glowing, live, smoldering (or smouldering); broiling, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling; burned (or burnt), charred, incinerated, scorched, seared, singed

Near Antonyms

choked, damped, dead, doused (also dowsed), extinguished, quenched, smothered, snuffed (out), stamped (out), suffocated