burning

Plural: burnings

Noun

• The process of setting fire to something; firing ceramic materials.
• the act of burning something
  • "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
• pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
• a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
• execution by electricity
• execution by fire
• a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
• The act by which something burns or is burned.
• A fire.
• purposefully remove certain number of coins in circulation, by sending it to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
• A fiery pain.

Verb

• destroy by fire
• shine intensely, as if with heat
  • "The candles were burning"
• undergo combustion
• cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
• cause to burn or combust
• feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
  • "She was burning with anger"
  • "He was burning to try out his new skies"
• cause to undergo combustion
• burn at the stake
• spend (significant amounts of money)
• feel hot or painful
  • "My eyes are burning"
• burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
• get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
• create by duplicating data
• use up (energy)
• burn with heat, fire, or radiation
• present participle and gerund of burn

Adjective Satellite

• of immediate import
  • "burning issues of the day"

Adj

• So hot as to seem to burn (something).
• Feeling very hot.
• Feeling great passion.
• Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
• Being keenly discussed.
• On fire.

Examples

• a burning passion
• a burning question; a burning issue
• burning skin
• burning zeal
• her burning heart
• the burning sun
• The burnings continued all day.
• The intensity of his opponent’s gameplay felt like a burning, consuming all chances of a comeback.

Synonyms

bite, burn, burn down, burn off, burn up, burning at the stake, cauterise, cauterize, combust, combustion, cut, electrocution, fire, glow, incinerate, sting, sunburn

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