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Type Words
Synonyms burn
Type of pain, hurting
Type Words
Synonyms burning at the stake
Type of executing, execution, capital punishment, death penalty
Has types auto-da-fe
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Synonyms combustion
Type of oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization
Has types internal combustion, deflagration, fire, flame, flaming
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Synonyms electrocution
Type of execution, death penalty, capital punishment, executing
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Synonyms combustion
Type of change of integrity
Has types lighting, ignition, firing, fire-raising, arson, inflammation, incineration, incendiarism, kindling


the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance.
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Type of torture, torturing
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burning issues of the day.

Examples of burning

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Nadine's mother tended to his arm and leg sores from the brine burning his skin.
From the omaha.com
Wygen is more efficient than earlier plants, burning about 20 percent less coal.
From the washingtontimes.com
Alexander said he couldn't see and complained of a burning sensation in his eye.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The jurors acquitted him of an arson charge in the burning of the family's home.
From the edition.cnn.com
Then, a burning car suddenly rolls down a hill and crashes, blocking their path.
From the kansas.com
Never did like that smokey taste from roasting the grain with burning peat moss.
From the latimes.com
The film, made in 2009, shows youths kicking around a burning football at night.
From the newsweek.com
His new wife, meanwhile, will be left to keep the proverbial home fires burning.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The company used excavating equipment to dig up and extinguish the burning coal.
From the dispatch.com
More examples
  • Burning(a): of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"
  • The act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
  • Burn: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  • Combustion: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
  • Electrocution: execution by electricity
  • A form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
  • Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame. ...
  • Electric Universe is a psychedelic trance project from Germany formed by Boris Blenn and Michael Dressler in 1991. ...
  • Not Going Under is the second album released by Maria Arredondo. It was released by Universal Records, Norway, on November 8, 2004. Three singles were released from the album, which were the first by Maria Arredondo to feature music videos.