burning

burn·ing  (bûrnng)

adj.

1. Marked by flames or intense heat: a burning sun.

2. Characterized by intense emotion; passionate: a burning desire for justice.

3. Of immediate import; urgent: "the issues that seem so burning in Washington" (John F. Kennedy).

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burning·ly adv.

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burning [ˈbɜːnɪŋ]

adj

1. intense; passionate

2. urgent; crucial a burning problem

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a form of heat treatment used to harden and finish ceramic materials or to prepare certain ores for further treatment by calcination

2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) overheating of an alloy during heat treatment in which local fusion or excessive oxide formation and penetration occur, weakening the alloy

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) the heat treatment of particular kinds of gemstones to change their colour

burningly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	burning - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance" combustion change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something arson, fire-raising, incendiarism - malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" kindling, firing, ignition, inflammation, lighting - the act of setting something on fire incineration - the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
	2.	burning - pain that feels hot as if it were on fire burn hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	3.	burning - a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light combustion deflagration - combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat flame, flaming, fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" internal combustion - the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine) oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization - the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
	4.	burning - execution by electricity             electrocution capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death
	5.	burning - execution by fire burning at the stake capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death auto-da-fe - the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)
	6.	burning - a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin torturing, torture - the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
Adj.	1.	burning - of immediate import; "burning issues of the day" important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

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burning

adjective

1. very hot, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, blistering, fiery, scorching, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot the burning desert of central Asia

2. intense, passionate, earnest, eager, frantic, frenzied, ardent, fervent, impassioned, zealous, vehement, all-consuming, fervid I had a burning ambition to become a journalist.
intense cool, calm, mild, faint, passive, indifferent, apathetic

3. blazing, flaming, fiery, ignited, smouldering, glowing, ablaze, in flames, afire He was last seen alive as he ran into his burning house.

4. flashing, blazing, flaming, gleaming, fiery She glared at both of them with burning, reproachful eyes.

5. crucial, important, pressing, significant, essential, vital, critical, acute, compelling, urgent a burning question

Translations

burning [ˈbɜːnɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= singeing) there's a smell of burning → huele a quemado
I can smell burning → huelo a quemado

2. (= setting on fire) → quema f
the burning (down) of the Embassy during the riots → la quema de la embajada durante los disturbios

B. ADJ

1. (= on fire) [building, forest] → en llamas; [coals, flame] → ardiente; [candle] → encendido
the burning bush (Bible) → la zarza ardiente, la zarza que ardía sin consumirse

2. (= hot) [sun] → abrasador, ardiente; [sand] → ardiente; [desert] → infernal; [face, skin] → ardiendo; [thirst, fever] → abrasador; [sensation] → de ardor, de escozor
they drank some water to cool their burning throats → bebieron agua para refrescar sus ardientes gargantas
with a burning face (through embarrassment, shame) → con la cara ardiendo de vergüenza

3. (= intense) [desire, passion, eyes] → ardiente; [ambition] → que quema; [hatred] → violento; [question, topic] → candente

C. ADV burning hot; his forehead was burning hot → su frente estaba ardiendo
don't touch that, it's burning hot! → ¡no toques eso! ¡está ardiendo!
phew, it's burning hot today! → ¡uf! ¡hoy hace un calor abrasador!

burning [ˈbɜː^rnɪŋ] adj

[building, forest, vehicle] → en flammes

(= very hot) [sand, sun] → brûlant(e)

[issue, question] → brûlant(e)

(= strong) [ambition, desire] → brûlant(e)

burning

adj

candle, town → brennend; coals also, face → glühend; I still have this burning sensation in my mouth/on my skin → mein Mund/meine Haut brennt immer noch; the burning bush (Bibl) → der brennende Dornbusch

(fig) thirst, question, topic → brennend; desire also, fever, hate, passion, ambition → glühend; burning issue → brandaktuelles Problem

n there is a smell of burning, I can smell burning → es riecht verbrannt or (Cook also) → angebrannt

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burning:

burning glass

n → Brennglas nt

burning life

n → Brenndauer f

burning [ˈbɜːnɪŋ]

1. n → bruciato
I can smell burning → sento odore di bruciato

2. adj (building, forest) → in fiamme; (coals) → acceso/a; (flame) → vivo/a, ardente (fig) (thirst, fever, desire) → bruciante, divorante; (tears) → cocente; (question, topic, issue) → scottante

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burning [ˈbɜːnɪŋ]

1. n → bruciato
I can smell burning → sento odore di bruciato

2. adj (building, forest) → in fiamme; (coals) → acceso/a; (flame) → vivo/a, ardente (fig) (thirst, fever, desire) → bruciante, divorante; (tears) → cocente; (question, topic, issue) → scottante