- 1(of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme a burning desire to win He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.
- 2a burning issue/question a very important and urgent problem one of the burning issues of the day
- 3(of pain, etc.) very strong and giving a feeling of burning Thesauruspainful
- sore
- raw
- inflamed
- infected
- excruciating
- burning
- itchy
- painful causing you physical pain Painful can describe a part of the body, an illness, an injury, a treatment, or a death:Is your knee still painful? a series of painful injections a slow and painful death
- sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or being used too much:a sore throat Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- raw (of a part of the body) red and painful, for example because of an infection or because the skin has been damaged:The skin on her heels had been rubbed raw.
- inflamed (of a part of the body) painful, swollen, and hot because of an infection or injury:If your tonsils become inflamed, you should see a doctor.
- infected containing harmful bacteria:The wound became infected.
- excruciating extremely painful Excruciating can describe feelings, treatments, or death but not parts of the body:an excruciating throat/back/knee.
- burning painful and giving a feeling of being very hot:She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- itchy giving an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; having this feeling:an itchy rash I feel itchy all over.
- sore/inflamed/itchy eyes
- raw/inflamed/itchy skin
- a painful/an excruciating death
- a painful/burning sensation
- excruciating/burning pain
- 4very hot; looking and feeling very hot the burning sun her burning face
- 5burning eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard
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