burning

burning is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Burn. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 15 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Burn
2. adjective. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.
3. adjective. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful; as, burning zeal.
4. noun. 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.
5. noun. the act of burning something

   "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

   Synonyms: combustion

6. noun. a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
7. noun. execution by fire
8. noun. execution by electricity

   Synonyms: electrocution

9. noun. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

   Synonyms: combustion

10. noun. pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

    Synonyms: burn

11. adjective. of immediate import

    "burning issues of the day"

Synonyms

combustion, electrocution, burn

Common word forms

burn, burnings, burningly

Words from these letters

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