burning

[US]/ˈbɜːnɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.combustion
adj.on fire
hot
eager; intense

Phrases & Collocations

burning sensation

burning desire

burning passion

burning hot

burning candles

burning calories

burning forest

burning rate

a burning desire

burning loss

burning zone

burning velocity

burning out

burning through

burning off

coal burning boiler

burning pain

plate burning

burning furnace

burning point

open burning

burning torch

oil burning boiler

Example Sentences

was burning with ambition.

He is burning with jealousy.

a light was burning in the hall.

Martha was burning with curiosity.

the burning question of independence.

the burning issue of the day

a child burning with fever.

a burning desire for justice.

The stove is burning brightly.

a cheerful fire burning in the hearth.

we're burning scrap lumber.

a burning sensation in the middle of the chest.

a burning interest in science

the stench of burning rubber;

She is burning to tell you the news.

Evrybody is burning to know the good news.

burning interest in science

Real-world Examples

Protesters set up burning barricades and hurl projectiles.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2019

He thought the town was already burning.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 1)

Wildfires have been burning out of control.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

Twitter has been burning cash for months.

Source: NPR News July 2023 Collection

Everywhere I looked, there are funeral pyres burning.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2021

It's the largest wildfire currently burning in California.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

There are dozens of them burning in Northern California.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

And even exercise means forcefully burning up your insides.

Source: Little Jiung Tonight Show last week

They woke to the smoke of Mole's Town burning.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Ow, ow, ow. Okay. - It's burning, it's burning!

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

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