burning (
http://definr.com/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]