burning
adj 1: producing or having a painfully hot sensation; "begged for
water to soothe his burning throat"
2: intensely hot; "a burning fever"; "the burning sand" [syn: {burning(a)}]
3: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent
lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to
change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an
impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: {ardent},
{burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned},
{perfervid}, {torrid}]
4: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
(or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight
on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a
burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on
fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)},
{alight(p)}, {blazing}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
5: of immediate import; "burning issues of the day" [syn: {burning(a)}]
6: consuming fuel; used in combination; "coal-burning (or
wood-burning) stoves"
n 1: the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was
prohibited by a town ordinance" [syn: {combustion}]
2: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire [syn: {burn}]
3: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give
heat and light [syn: {combustion}]
4: execution by electricity [syn: {electrocution}]
5: execution by fire [syn: {burning at the stake}]