burning

nouns

the act of burning something
"the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
burning, combustion
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
burn, burning
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
burning, combustion
execution by electricity
burning, electrocution
execution by fire
burning, burning at the stake
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
burning
is a type of (narrower)
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
"it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
torture, torturing

adjectives

of immediate import
"burning issues of the day"
burning
is similar to
of great significance or value
"important people"; "the important questions of the day"
important, of import