burning
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- intense, ardent, eager, fervent, impassioned, passionate, vehement
- crucial, acute, compelling, critical, essential, important, pressing, significant, urgent, vital
- blazing, fiery, flaming, flashing, gleaming, glowing, illuminated, scorching, smouldering

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Antonyms: icy
Contrasted words: burned-out, cold
Related Idioms: in flames
Related Words: aglow, glowing, incandescent

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. burn‧ing¹ /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ adjective [only before noun]
[Word Family: noun: burn, burner; adjective: burning, burnt; verb: burn; adverb: burning]

1. on fire:
She was rescued from a burning building.

2. feeling very hot:
Claudia put her hands to her burning face.

3. burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong:
My burning ambition is to be world champion.

4. burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent:
Education has become a burning issue in this election.

5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. burning² adverb
[Word Family: noun: burn, burner; adjective: burning, burnt; verb: burn; adverb: burning]
burning hot very hot

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲