English Explanatory Dictionary

burning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of burn
adj
  1. So hot as to seem to burn (something).
  2. Feeling very hot.
  3. Feeling great passion.
  4. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
  5. Being keenly discussed.
  6. On fire.
noun
  1. The act by which something burns or is burned.
  2. A fire.
  3. The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
  4. A fiery pain.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɝnɪŋ/ /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ /bɔːnɪn/ en-us-burning.ogg

Word forms

burning more burning most burning burnings

Etymology

By surface analysis, burn + -ing.

Synonyms

ardent live

Derived words

barn-burning burning bush burning feet syndrome burning-glass burning hot burningly Burning Man burning mouth syndrome burningness burning nuclear plasma burning plasma burning question burning tongue syndrome electroburning long-burning nonburning overburning red burning skin syndrome slow-burning oil-burning afterburning barnburning book burning book-burning bra-burning brand from the burning burning bar burning-ghat burning glass burning index burning lens burning mirror burning times carbon burning coal burning flag-burning heartburning helium burning hydrogen burning inburning lime burning mowburning oxygen burning silicon burning wood-burning woodburning yield burning
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