burning
noun
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the act of burning something“the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”combustion
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a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
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execution by fireburning at the stake
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execution by electricityelectrocution
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a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and lightcombustion
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pain that feels hot as if it were on fireburn
adjective
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of immediate import