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'burning' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'burning' with 20 example sentences.


burning adjective

: of immediate import

burning noun

: the act of burning something

: pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

: execution by electricity

: execution by fire

: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin


  • Why are you burning these pictures?
  • The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.
  • The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
  • Do you smell rubber burning?
  • The brave fireman rescued a boy from the burning house.
  • The candles on the Christmas tree are burning.
  • Nero looked at Rome while it was burning.
  • He's burning old books.
  • The lights have been burning all night.
  • "Thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit! I'm burning up!" "Poor Mr. Snowman."
  • Stop burning incense! I have asthma.
  • The campfire is still burning.
  • As soon as he opened the door, he smelled something burning.
  • He was burning with fever.
  • The gardener is burning dead leaves in the backyard.
  • Thank you for burning my shirt with your cigarette.
  • Is the warrior burning the house?
  • She was burning with anger.
  • Someone left a burning cigarette on the table.
  • The lion jumped through the burning ring.
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