Burning - English meaning

adjective

In flames; burning.

Usage examples:

Pour brandy over the steaks and then set aflame

adjective

Burning

Usage examples:

The whole village was aflame.

adjective

Red or gold, as if burning

Usage examples:

It was autumn and the trees were aflame with colour., her cheeks were aflame with embarrassment/ang…

noun

A very large or fiercely burning fire.

Usage examples:

Twenty firemen fought the blaze

verb

Used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’.

Usage examples:

‘go to blazes!’ he shouted

verb

Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.

Usage examples:

Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow

adjective

Very hot.

Usage examples:

The delicious cool of marble corridors after the blazing heat outside

verb

Burn fiercely or brightly.

Usage examples:

Plumes of smoke rose from fires blazing around the city

verb

Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.

Usage examples:

Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow

verb

Partially burn so as to blacken the surface.

Usage examples:

A region charred by bush fires

noun

Material that has been charred.

Usage examples:

She trimmed the char from the wicks of the oil lamps

verb

Work as a charwoman.

Usage examples:

She'd had to char and work in a grocery store to put herself through university

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

adjective

Flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire

Usage examples:

A fiery explosion, the fiery rays of the sun, fig. fiery (= spicy hot) chili, he’s known for his fi…

adjective

Bright red, like fire

Usage examples:

A fiery sky/sunset

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire

verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners

noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…

adjective

Burning fiercely and emitting flames.

Usage examples:

They dragged her away from the flaming car

verb

Burn and give off flames.

Usage examples:

A great fire flamed in an open fireplace

adjective

Used to add force, especially anger, to something that is said

Usage examples:

Put that down you flaming idiot!, we had a flaming row over it last night.

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright flame or light.

Usage examples:

The flare of the match lit up his face

verb

Burn or shine with a sudden intensity.

Usage examples:

The bonfire crackled and flared up

verb

To burn brightly either for a short time or on and off

Usage examples:

The candle flared then went out., [ i ] these trousers flare slightly at the ankle., the dispute th…

verb

Burn or shine with a sudden intensity.

Usage examples:

The bonfire crackled and flared up

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright flame or light.

Usage examples:

The flare of the match lit up his face

noun

A gradual widening in shape, especially towards the hem of a garment.

Usage examples:

It is loose cut through the leg, with a slight flare to add shape.

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

verb

(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.

Usage examples:

The interior lights flickered, and came on

noun

An unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.

Usage examples:

The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes

noun

An american woodpecker that often feeds on ants on the ground.

Usage examples:

Woodpeckers, flickers, chickadees and nuthatches are among the many species that benefit from it.

adjective

(of a flame or light) burning or shining unsteadily; wavering.

Usage examples:

The flickering flames cast long shadows

verb

(of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness.

Usage examples:

The interior lights flickered, and came on

adjective

Shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak

Usage examples:

A flickering candle/fire, flickering television screens

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

noun

A steady radiance of light or heat.

Usage examples:

The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city

verb

To produce a continuous light and sometimes heat

Usage examples:

A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children's bedroom., this substance is so radioactiv…

adjective

Expressing great praise.

Usage examples:

He received a glowing report from his teachers

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

adjective

Full of enthusiastic praise

Usage examples:

Glowing reviews, a glowing evaluation

phrasal verb

Move upward

noun

The quality of being energetic, determined, and enthusiastic

Usage examples:

We need someone with real get-up-and-go to run this office.

idiom

To be wasted

Usage examples:

When the business went bankrupt, twenty years of hard work went up in smoke.

verb

Catch fire or cause to catch fire.

Usage examples:

Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites

verb

To start burning, or to cause something to start burning

Usage examples:

[ t ] the forest fire began when a spark from a campfire ignited some dry grass nearby., [ t ] fig.…

verb

To (cause to) start burning or explode

Usage examples:

The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure.

verb

Catch fire or cause to catch fire.

Usage examples:

Furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites

verb

Past simple and past participle of ignite

Usage examples:

The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure., the proposed restrict…

verb

To (cause to) start burning or explode

Usage examples:

The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure.

verb

Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning.

Usage examples:

Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

verb

To burn something completely

Usage examples:

The company is accused of incinerating hazardous waste without a license.

verb

Provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.

Usage examples:

High fines further inflamed public feelings

verb

To excite someone’s strong feelings or make them stronger

Usage examples:

The defense objected to the graphic pictures, claiming they were meant merely to inflame the jury.

verb

To cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement

Usage examples:

Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession., inflame p…

verb

Set (something) on fire.

Usage examples:

Last night i built the first fire i've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pu…

noun

A litter of kittens.

Usage examples:

She was asked to take in a kindle of kittens

verb

To cause a fire to start burning

Usage examples:

Fig. great literature kindled their imaginations (= made them work).

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

verb

Remain alive.

Usage examples:

The doctors said she had only six months to live

adjective

Not dead or inanimate; living.

Usage examples:

Live animals

adverb

As or at an actual event or performance.

Usage examples:

The match will be televised live

phrase

To make something burn

Usage examples:

Some of the pages were blackened, as though someone had put a match to them., the easiest way to cl…

adjective

Showing rage.

Usage examples:

A raging bull

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

adjective

Very severe or extreme

Usage examples:

A raging toothache, a raging thirst, he's got a raging (= high) temperature., a raging bore, a ragi…

adjective

Very successful or popular

Usage examples:

The news sent the company's red-hot stock surging upwards more than 21%., a red-hot market/economy

adjective

Making or uttering a roar.

Usage examples:

He was greeted everywhere with roaring crowds

verb

(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.

Usage examples:

We heard a lion roar

adjective

A roaring fire is very large, noisy, and bright.

verb

Burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.

Usage examples:

Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast

noun

The burning or charring of the surface of something.

Usage examples:

A scorch mark

verb

To burn a surface slightly, causing it to change color

Usage examples:

[ t ] the iron was too hot and scorched the shirt.

adjective

Very hot.

Usage examples:

The scorching july sun

verb

Burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.

Usage examples:

Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast

adjective

(of the weather) very hot

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be outside in this scorching heat., it was scorching hot at the beach.

verb

Burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.

Usage examples:

The water got so hot that it seared our lips

adjective

Variant spelling of sere1.

adjective

(especially of vegetation) dry or withered.

Usage examples:

Small green vineyards encircled by vast sear fields

idiom

To cause something or someone to start burning

Usage examples:

The protesters set fire to several vehicles.

phrase

To cause something to start burning

Usage examples:

The lamp caught fire and set light to the curtains., they stole a car and set light to it., the fir…

idiom

To cause something or someone to start burning

Usage examples:

A peace activist had set herself on fire in protest over the government's involvement in the war.

verb

Burn (something) superficially or lightly.

Usage examples:

The fire had singed his eyebrows

noun

A superficial burn.

Usage examples:

The woman, aged 39, was able to walk to the ambulance before being taken to hospital with minor bur…

verb

To burn something slightly, or to be burned slightly

Usage examples:

The candle singed his arm hairs.

verb

Burn slowly with smoke but no flame.

Usage examples:

The bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock

noun

Smoke coming from a smouldering fire.

Usage examples:

The last acrid smoulder of his cigarette

verb

To burn slowly with smoke but without flames

Usage examples:

A smouldering fire, smouldering embers, the fire was started by a smouldering cigarette., the dispu…

noun

The process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.

Usage examples:

The smouldering can go unnoticed for many days before smoke starts to be seen

adjective

Burning slowly with smoke but no flame.

Usage examples:

A smouldering fire

verb

Burn slowly with smoke but no flame.

Usage examples:

The bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock

noun

A portable battery-powered electric lamp.

Usage examples:

Electricity showrooms in the borough were swamped with calls about the scheduled power cuts and at …

verb

Set fire to.

Usage examples:

The shops had been looted and torched

noun

A stick that burns at one end and is held at the other end and is used esp. as a light

Usage examples:

Which athlete will carry the olympic torch into the stadium?, after he retired, the torch passed to…

idiom

Put in motion or move to act

phrasal verb

Cause something to happen suddenly.

Usage examples:

There was concern that the move could touch off a trade war

phrasal verb

Cause something to ignite or explode by touching it.

Usage examples:

The soldier who touched off the mine was injured in the right foot