adjective / noun
burning
BUR-ning/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
Giving off or affected by intense heat.
Flames rise from the burning logs above glowing embers.
Etymology
The participial ending turns the action of burning into a description of something undergoing it. Here the adjective keeps the literal sense of being aflame or giving off heat.
In context
Its head was shaped like a burning skull, two clumps of dark-red flame leaping in the eye sockets
More examples
- Open burning of garden waste is restricted here.
- The spicy sauce left a burning sensation on his tongue.
- She had a burning desire to solve the urgent problem.
Forms
burning
Similar words
- hot
- Describes high temperature, while burning suggests combustion or exceptional intensity.