burningadjective
uk/ˈbɜː.nɪŋ/us/ˈbɝː.nɪŋ/burning adjective (ON FIRE)
B1 producing flames:
A man staggered from the burning car.
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- On the eastern horizon, a huge cloud of smoke from burning oil tanks stretched across the sky.
- the crackle of burning logs
- Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.
- Pictures of the bombed and burning city inflamed feelings/passions further.
- My jumper started to singe when I leaned over a burning candle.
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Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- alight
- blaze
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smolder
- spontaneous combustion
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burning adjective (HOT)
very hot:
burning sand
Suddenly she felt a burning (sensation) (= feeling of heat) in her throat.
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Hot & heat
- beat
- boil
- boiling
- burn
- closeness
- dog days
- fug
- heat
- heating
- heatwave
- overheat
- red-hot
- roasting
- sizzling
- steaming
- stifling
- stuffy
- sweltering
- thermo-
- torrid
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burning adjective (STRONG)
C1 A burning desire, need, etc., is one that is very strong:
a burning ambition
He spoke of his burning desire to play for his country.
burning issue/question
C1 a subject or question that must be dealt with or answered quickly
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Strong feelings
- agony
- all-consuming
- anguish
- ardent
- be beside yourself idiom
- be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
- beside
- explosive
- fiery
- hormonal
- hot-blooded
- impassioned
- ineffable
- inexpressible
- profound
- siren call
- supercharged
- unquenchable
- vehement
- vehemently
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