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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 burning [ˈbɜːrnɪŋ] 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 burning: burning glass n → Brennglas nt burning life n → Brenndauer f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He is so burningly athirst for the kingdom that he cannot be bothered with fine food and stylish clothing [or expensive travel]. I don't think anybody could live that burningly honest all the time. `I who feel so burningly the quiver of every line, the breath of every shade of color, I must wear this hideous ready-made stuff'" (41). |
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