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burning
(bʉr′niŋ)
adjective
- that burns
- of the utmost seriousness or importance: a burning issue
See burning in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Marked by flames or intense heat: a burning sun.
- Characterized by intense emotion; passionate: a burning desire for justice.
- Of immediate import; urgent: “the issues that seem so burning in Washington” (John F. Kennedy).
Related Forms:
- burnˈing·ly adverb
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