burning

  • (s) of immediate import
    • burning issues of the day

Nouns

  • (n) the act of burning something
    • the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance
    combustion,
  • (n) pain that feels hot as if it were on fire burn,
  • (n) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light combustion,
  • (n) execution by electricity electrocution,
  • (n) execution by fire burning at the stake,
  • (n) a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin

Synonyms

combustion burn electrocution burning at the stake

Words of close approximity

burnish
burning at the stake burning bush