From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburningburn‧ing1 /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun] 1 BURNon fire She was rescued from a burning building.2 HOTfeeling very hot Claudia put her hands to her burning face.3 → burning ambition/desire/need etc4 → burning issue/question5 written burning eyes look at you very hard or show very strong feeling
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burning• That did not matter for soon burning aircraft lit the scene as though it were daylight.• The two boys were rescued from the burning apartment building.• burning cheeks• Mrs Stocks passed on the onions, neatly sliced, and went to splash cold water over her burning eyes.burningburning2 adverb → burning hot 