burning

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nɪŋ

Verb

burning

1. Present participle of burn.

Adjective

burning (comparative more burning, superlative most burning)

1. So hot as to seem to burn (something).

   the burning sun

2. Feeling very hot.

   burning skin

3. Feeling great passion.

   her burning heart

Translations

so hot as to seem to burn (something)

Bulgarian: горящ (bg) Czech: pálící m. (of sun) Finnish: polttava (fi)

German: brennend (de) Romanian: arzător (ro) m. and n., ardent (ro) m. and n., ferbinte (ro)

feeling very hot

Bulgarian: горещ (bg) Czech: pálivý m. (of nettle)

Finnish: palava (fi) Hebrew: בוער (he) (bo'er), רותח (he) (rote'akh)

feeling great passion

Bulgarian: горещ (bg) Czech: palčivý m. (of problem)

Finnish: palava (fi), polttava (fi)

Noun

burning (plural burnings)

1. A fire.

   The burnings continued all day.

Translations

fire

Bulgarian: огън (bg) m., горене (bg) n. Finnish: palo (fi) German: Verbrennung (de) f.

Hebrew: שריפה (he) (srefa) f., דליקה (he) (dleka) f. Romanian: ardere (ro) f.