Synonyms for Burning (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (pain that feels hot as if it were on fire):
burn
WordNet sense 2 (a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light):
combustion
WordNet sense 3 (characterized by intense emotion):
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
WordNet sense 4 (having or expressing strong emotions):
passionate
WordNet sense 5 (causing physical or psychological pain):
painful
WordNet sense 6 (of great significance or value):
important, of import
WordNet sense 7 (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning):
hot
WordNet sense 8 (execution by electricity):
electrocution
WordNet sense 9 (execution by fire):
burning at the stake
WordNet sense 10 (heated, driven, or produced by burning fuel):
fueled
WordNet sense 11 (lighted up by or as by fire or flame):
ablaze, alight, blazing, flaming, afire, aflame, aflare, on fire
WordNet sense 12 (set afire or burning):
lighted
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