burning

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of burning something
  2. noun pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
  3. noun a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

Etymology

By surface analysis, burn + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

combustion

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