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

26 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

5 1.0

A light, pleasant cold in the air or shade

Idioms

K

to keep the home fires burning

• Archaic

2 6.4

Make the home warm and caring while someone is away

M

my ears are burning

• Informal

1 9.0

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

A

are your ears burning

• Informal

1 9.5

Asking someone if people have just been talking about them

B

burning the roof

• Slang

9.9

To have a wild, loud party with dancing and music

F

to feel my ears burning

• Informal

8.8

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

Compounds

B

burning at the stake

• NSFW

19 9.9

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

B

burning question

• Informal

13 3.5

An urgent question that needs a quick answer

B

burning bush

• Literature

7 8.0

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

W

wood-burning

7 3.5

Using wood to make heat for a room or for cooking

C

coal burning

5 3.2

Making electricity or heat by using coal as fuel

C

coal-burning

4 3.9

Using coal for heat or electricity

C

clean-burning

• Specialized

4 5.3

Produces little smoke or ash when burned

B

burning bush

• Specialized

4 9.1

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

B

book burning

• Offensive

2 7.2

Destroying books on purpose to stop political or religious ideas

B

burning times

• NSFW

1 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

1 8.3

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

B

burning bush

1 6.8

A shrub with bright red or purple leaves used for decoration

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

139 3.9

searing

26 4.1

burning

23 3.9

tingling

14 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology