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adjective

Burning adj.

1.

That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.

2.

Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal. "Like a young hound upon a burning scent."

Burning bush (Bot.), an ornamental shrub (Euonymus atropurpureus), bearing a crimson berry.

noun

Burning n. The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or excessively heated.

Burning fluid, any volatile illuminating oil, as the lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter with alcohol.

Burning glass, a convex lens of considerable size, used for producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to a focus.

Burning house (Metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the pyrites.

Burning mirror, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.

Synonyms: Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.

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Etymology of 'Burning'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Burning" Quotes from Famous Books

... to the side to see the pilot come aboard. It being more than three months since we saw a strange face, we are naturally consumed with a burning curiosity. It is rather disappointing though, to have come half round the world only to be met by men like these. The pilot might be own brother to his fellow-craftsman who took us down the Channel, and his crew are just the same kind of brawny, bearded, amphibious-looking men that are ...

— Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) - or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand • William Delisle Hay

... to admit, first of all, Thad, his face filled with burning indignation, and his eyes sparkling with excitement. Close on his heels the others also pushed into the room on the second floor, transformed into a genuine boy's den by pictures of healthy sport on the walls, besides college burgees, fishing ...

— The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey • Donald Ferguson

... of Gunnar, which is a tragedy by itself, is a necessary part of the whole composition; for it is also the story of the wisdom of Njal and the dignity of Bergthora, without which the second part would be insipid, and the great act of the burning of Njal's house would lose its depth and significance. The third part is the payment of a debt to Njal, Bergthora, and Skarphedinn, for whom vengeance is required; but it is also due even more to Flosi their adversary. ...

— Epic and Romance - Essays on Medieval Literature • W. P. Ker

... till we heard her brother's step in the hall again, and Mark Ambient reappeared. He looked flushed and serious, and I supposed that he had seen something to alarm him in the condition of his child. His sister apparently had another idea; she gazed at him a moment as if he were a burning ship on the horizon, and simply ...

— The Author of Beltraffio • Henry James

... strange thing that I noticed was on coming near a kind of hill or mound that rose out of the low meadows. I saw a burning cross lying on the slope of that mound. It burned with a pale greenish light, and did not waste, though I watched it for a long time, as the boat I was in moved slowly with the current and I ...

— The Guardian Angel • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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