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burning

adjective

burn·​ing ˈbər-niŋ How to pronounce burning (audio)
1
a
: being on fire
b
: ardent, intense
burning enthusiasm
2
a
: affecting with or as if with heat
a burning fever
b
: resembling that produced by a burn
a burning sensation on the tongue
3
: of fundamental importance : urgent
one of the burning issues of our time
burningly adverb

Example Sentences

She stared at the burning embers for a long time. a burning hatred of corruption The medicine produced a burning sensation on my tongue. Symptoms include itchy, burning eyes.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of burning was before the 12th century

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