burning

Examples

• All

• Capsaicin cream produces a transient burning sensation before it starts to decrease joint discomfort.

  Academic text (2003)

• Jimmy could feel the sharp burning in his lungs from the steam as he spoke.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I tried to stop him, but the pain, the burning, I could hardly move.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And then I start to feel a burning sensation on my face.

• - It felt like a burning sensation in my chest.

  Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)

• Changes in taste and complaints of a burning sensation are common symptoms.

  Academic text (2000)

• And I have this burning sensation when I urinate...

  Analyze That (2002)

• The air's thin, lungs are burning, but we're almost there.

• After an initial burning sensation, the itching and pain in my feet subsided.

  Academic text (1996)

• I felt a burning in my throat after drinking the hot coffee.

Synonyms

B

burn

vsburning

99 1.2

A painful hot feeling on the skin after heat or chemical contact

is the pure sensation of hot pain without mentioning causes

T

thermalgesia

vsburning

• Specialized

9.9

Pain felt when the skin touches something very hot

is the general sensation of hot pain not limited to heat exposure

Antonyms

N

numbness

19 4.6

Loss of feeling in a body part often caused by cold, pressure, or nerve damage

C

coolness

6 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

Idioms

A

are your ears burning

• Informal

1 9.5

Asking someone if people have just been talking about them

K

to keep the home fires burning

• Archaic

1 6.4

Make the home warm and caring while someone is away

F

to feel my ears burning

• Informal

1 8.8

A sudden sense that people are talking about you, often when your name is said

M

my ears are burning

• Informal

1 9.0

You feel that people are talking about you when you are not there

B

burning the roof

• Slang

9.9

To have a wild, loud party with dancing and music

Compounds

B

burning question

• Informal

11 3.5

An urgent question that needs a quick answer

W

wood-burning

8 3.5

Using wood to make heat for a room or for cooking

B

burning at the stake

• NSFW

5 9.9

A way of killing someone by tying them to a post and setting them on fire as punishment

B

burning bush

• Literature

5 8.0

A bush on fire that God used to speak to Moses in the Bible

B

book burning

• Offensive

2 7.2

Destroying books on purpose to stop political or religious ideas

C

clean-burning

• Specialized

1 5.3

Produces little smoke or ash when burned

C

coal-burning

1 3.9

Using coal for heat or electricity

C

coal burning

1 3.2

Making electricity or heat by using coal as fuel

B

burning bush

6.8

A shrub with bright red or purple leaves used for decoration

B

burning bush

• Specialized

9.1

A plant with white flowers that gives off a gas that can burn in hot weather

B

burning times

• NSFW

9.9

A period in Europe when many people accused of being witches are killed, often by burning at the stake

F

free burning

• Specialized

8.3

A fire that keeps going in open air, often like an electric arc

L

long-burning incense

5.3

A stick or cone that burns slowly and makes a pleasant smell

L

long-burning log

3.9

A log that gives steady heat for hours in a fire

S

slow-burning passion

5.9

A strong feeling of love or interest that grows slowly

S

slow-burning stove

5.1

A stove that controls the air so the fuel gives heat for many hours

How Painful

agony

135 3.9

searing

4.1

burning

45 3.9

tingling

22 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology