burning
adjective/ˈbɜːnɪŋ/
/ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (of feelings, etc.) very strong; extreme
- a burning desire to win
- He's always had a burning ambition to start his own business.
- a burning issue/question a very important problem that requires immediate attention
- one of the burning issues of the day
- (of pain, etc.) very strong and giving a feeling of burning
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
Synonyms painfulpainfulsore ▪ raw ▪ inflamed ▪ excruciating ▪ burning ▪ itchyThese words all describe something that causes you physical pain.painful causing you physical pain. Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or 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 because a muscle has been used too much:- a sore throat
- Their feet were sore after hours of walking.
- The skin on her feet had been rubbed raw.
- The wound had become inflamed.
- She felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- 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
- very hot; looking and feeling very hot
- the burning sun
- her burning face
Extra Examples- She was burning hot with embarrassment and guilt.
- The boy's forehead was burning.
- The skin of his forehead was burning.
- They felt the burning heat of the sun on their backs.
- burning eyes (literary) eyes that seem to be staring at you very hard
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