Overview of noun burning

The noun burning has 6 senses

• burning, combustion -- (the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance")


• burn, burning -- (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire)


• combustion, burning -- (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)


• electrocution, burning -- (execution by electricity)


• burning, burning at the stake -- (execution by fire)


• burning -- (a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin)

Overview of verb burn

The verb burn has 15 senses

• burn, fire, burn down -- (destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries")


• burn, glow -- (shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning")


• burn, combust -- (undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well")


• bite, sting, burn -- (cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face")


• burn, combust -- (cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels")


• burn -- (feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies")


• burn, incinerate -- (cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil")


• burn -- (burn at the stake; "Witches were burned in Salem")


• burn -- (spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn")


• burn -- (feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning")


• cauterize, cauterise, burn -- (burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart")


• sunburn, burn -- (get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun)


• cut, burn -- (create by duplicating data; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD")


• burn off, burn, burn up -- (use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise")


• burn -- (burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress")

Overview of adj burning

The adj burning has 1 sense

• burning -- (of immediate import; "burning issues of the day")