Burning
Consumed by flames
Burning describes something on fire or affected by fire: a burning building, burning embers.
It extends to sensations of heat or pain: a burning fever, a burning in my chest.
Figuratively, burning conveys intensity—a burning desire, a burning question, burning ambition.
To describe something as the burning issue means it's urgent and demands attention.
As a noun, a burning is an act of setting fire to something: the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Visible burning combustion
- fireCombustion with flames
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
ignition · blaze · inferno · charred · smoldering · kindling · fuel · arson
Transferred thermal energy
- stingSharp wound from insect
- painBodily or emotional distress
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- inflammationProtective tissue response
fever · scalding · chili · capsaicin · acid · tingling · rawness · rash
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
indignation · outrage · hostility · bitterness · smoldering · grudge · temper · livid
flames
Visible burning combustion
embers · ignition · blaze · inferno · charred · smoldering · kindling · fuel · arson · wildfire
heat
Transferred thermal energy
- stingSharp wound from insect
- painBodily or emotional distress
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
inflammation · fever · scalding · chili · capsaicin · acid · tingling · rawness · rash · blister
rage
Intense, violent anger
resentment · indignation · outrage · hostility · bitterness · smoldering · grudge · temper · livid · fuming
desire
Intense wanting
obsession · longing · yearning · ardent · fiery · consuming · urgency · driven · ambition · devotion
pressing
Requiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
- immediateHappening without delay
imperative · compelling · acute · vital · paramount · timely · desperate · exigent · dire · priority
- Korean CinemaOldboy, Train to Busan, Mother, The Host, Snowpiercer
- Film Festival WinnersMoonlight, Roma, CODA, The Hurt Locker, Pulp Fiction
Burningindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
cold · apathetic · dispassionate · lukewarm · unenthusiastic
- burning upIntensely overheated
- burning outDepleting through overuse
- burning downDestroying by fire
- burning bridgesRuining relationships irreparably
- disk burningRecording data optically
- burning hotIntensely, dangerously heated