burning (redirected from burningly)

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

Adjective

1. intense; passionate

2. urgent; crucial: a burning problem

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. intense, passionate, earnest, eager, frantic, frenzied, ardent, fervent, impassioned, zealous, vehement, all-consuming, fervid << OPPOSITE mild

adjective 2. crucial, important, pressing, significant, essential, vital, critical, acute, compelling, urgent

Translations

burning [ˈbəːnɪŋ] adj → ardiente; [building, forest] → en llamas

burning [ˈbəːnɪŋ] burn adj [building, forest] → en flammes; [issue, question] → brûlant(e); [ambition] → dévorant(e)

burning [ˈbəːnɪŋ] adj → brennend;

(sand, desert) → glühend heiß

burning [ˈbəːnɪŋ] adj [building, forest] → in fiamme; [issue, question] → scottante