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burning

[ bur-ning ]

adjective

  1. aflame; on fire.
  2. very hot; simmering:

    The water was burning.

  3. very bright; glowing:

    She wore a burning red bathing suit.

  4. caused by or as if by fire, a burn, or heat:

    He had a burning sensation in his throat.

  5. intense; passionate:

    a burning desire.

  6. urgent or crucial:

    a burning question.



noun

  1. the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, burn, or subjected to intense heat.
  2. the baking of ceramic products to develop hardness and other properties.
  3. the heating or the calcining of certain ores and rocks as a preliminary stage in various industrial processes.

burning

/ ˈɜːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. intense; passionate
  2. urgent; crucial

    a burning problem

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a form of heat treatment used to harden and finish ceramic materials or to prepare certain ores for further treatment by calcination
  2. overheating of an alloy during heat treatment in which local fusion or excessive oxide formation and penetration occur, weakening the alloy
  3. the heat treatment of particular kinds of gemstones to change their colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰԾԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܰiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ܰiԲ adjective noun
  • ܲ·ܰiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of burning1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English brenning, Old English byrnende; burn 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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OK, so maybe it’s not a burning question.

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Air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs each American an average of $2,500 per year in healthcare expenses — totaling $820 billion per year nationwide, the report says.

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Anaheim firefighters responded just before 10 a.m. after receiving reports of a burning Toyota RAV4 in the parking lot.

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Getting them out of orbit means they re-enter the atmosphere, burning up — but not without a trace.

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Everyone, from regular Koreans to world leaders, was left with the same burning question:

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