burning

burning

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burn‧ing¹ /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ adjective [only before noun]1. on fire:
    She was rescued from a burning building.
2. feeling very hot:
    Claudia put her hands to her burning face.
3. burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ambition, desire, need etc is very strong:
    My burning ambition is to be world champion.
4. burning issue/question a burning issue or question is very important and urgent:
    Education has become a burning issue in this election.
5. written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling

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burning² adverbburning hot very hot