Bridges are burning and chances are few.
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Burning
//ˈbɝnɪŋ//
Synonyms for "burning" (416 found)
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burncombustionelectrocutionabandonedablazeacerbacerbateacerbicacidacidicacidulentacidulousacrimoniousafireaflameaflickeraglowalgeticalightangry
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animal heatapproachingapproximateapproximatingardentarm in armarm-in-armaxbakingbeamingbeamybeheadingbitterblazingblisteringblood heatblushingbody heatboilingboiling overbrandingbreathlessbrightbright and sunnybright-huedbrilliantbriskbroilingburning at stakeburning hotburning painburning with excitementcalcinationcalefacientcalefactivecalefactorycaliditycaloriccandentcandescentcanicularcapital punishmentcarbonizationcausticcauterantcauterizationcauterychafedchafingchaircheek-by-jowlcholericcinerationclamantclamorousclosecoal heatcolorfulcolorycomburent
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (124)
committedconcremationconflagrantconvected heatcordialcrackingcremationcrucifixioncryingcupellationcurrieddecapitationdecollationdedicateddeep-coloreddefenestrationdeflagrationdeliriousdestructive distillationdevoted
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devoutdiredistillationdistillingdrunkearnestebullientelectric heatembitteredemphaticenthusiasticestralestrousestrualexcitedexcitingexecutionexigentexoticexuberantfaithfulfanaticalfebrileferventfervidfesteringfeverfever heatfeveredfeverishfeverousfieryfireflagrantflamingflaringflashingflashyflickeringflushedflushingfulgurantfulguratingfumingfuneral pilefusilladegalledgallowsgarrotegas chambergas heatgassinggaygay-coloredgleaminggleamyglintingglowglowinggorgeousgrillingguillotinegutteringhand-in-handhangingharshheartyheatheatedheatednessheatinghectichemlockhet uphigh-coloredhigh-seasonedhothot as firehot as hellhot as pepperhot bloodedhot seathot-air heathot-bloodedhotnesshyperpyretichyperthermichypothermiaignescentignitedilluminantimpassionedimperativeimportantimportunatein a blazein a feverin a glowin earnestin flamesin heatin mustin rut
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Related words (208)
in the neighborhood ofincalescenceincandescentincinerationinduction heatinflamedinsistentinstantintenseintentintent onintimateintoxicatedirradiativeirritatedjudicial murderkeenkindledlampinglapidation
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light as daylightedlike a furnacelike an ovenlivelivelylivingloyalluciferouslucificluciformluminantluminativeluminiferousluminificentluminousluridlustfullustrousmeteoricmolecular heatmustmustynearnear the marknearingnearishnecktie partynighnighishnippyoil heaton fireorientoverheatedoverwarmoxidationoxidizationpainfulparchingpassionatepepperyperfervidpiping hotpoisoningpressingpropinqueprovokingproximalproximatepyrepyreticpyrolysisracyradiantradiant heatragingrancorousrankledranklingrawredred hotred-hotreduction to ashesreekingrefiningresentfulresentingresoluterichrich-coloredroastingroperutilantrutilousruttingruttishruttyscaldingscathingscintillantscintillatingscorchingscorificationsearingseasonedseethingself-immolationsensitiveserioussexually excitedshiningshinyshockingshootingside-by-sidesimmeringsinceresingeingsizzlingsizzling hotsmartsmartingsmeltingsmokingsmoking hotsmolderingsnappysolar heatsoresparkingspicedspicyspiritedspleneticstarbrightstarlikestarrysteam heatsteamingsteamystewingstimulatingstingstingingstirringstoningstranglingstrangulationstreamingsudorificsuffusedsultrysunnysunshinysuperheatsuperheatednesssutteesweatingsweatyswelteringsweltrytangytenderthe axthe blockthe chairthe gallowsthe gas chamberthe guillotinethe hot seatthe ropethe stakethermal radiationthermogenesisthirstytingletinglingtoastingtorridtoweringultraviolet heatunextinguishedunquenchedunrestrainedurgenturticationvehementvesicationvicinalvigorousviolentvirulentvividwarmwarmingwarmnesswarmthwhite hotwhite-hotwith a kickwitheringzealouszestfulzestyzippy
Adjective(1 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 28 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- zhur noun (fiery pain)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φλόγινος adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Armenian
1 entries- կիզիչ adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Bulgarian
4 entries- горещ adj (feeling very hot)
- горещ adj (feeling great passion)
- горящ adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- горене noun (fire)
Catalan
4 entries- ardent adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ardent adj (feeling very hot)
- ardent adj (feeling great passion)
- crema noun (act by which something burns or is burned)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 灼热的 adj (feeling very hot)
- 炽热的 adj (feeling great passion)
- 燃烧的 adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Czech
3 entries- palčivý adj (feeling great passion)
- pálivý (of nettle) adj (feeling very hot)
- pálící adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Esperanto
1 entries- brulanta adj (on fire)
Finnish
4 entries- palava adj (feeling very hot)
- palava adj (feeling great passion)
- palava adj (on fire)
- polttava adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
French
4 entries- ardent adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ardent adj (feeling great passion)
- brûlant adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- brûlant adj (feeling very hot)
Galician
2 entries- lume noun (fire)
- queima noun (fire)
German
2 entries- brennend adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- Verbrennung noun (fire)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Greek
1 entries- καύση noun (fire)
Hebrew
3 entries- לוֹהֵט adj (feeling very hot)
- דליקה noun (fire)
- שריפה noun (fire)
Hindi
1 entries- ज्वलंत adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Latin
2 entries- flagrans adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- igneus adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- hali adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- سوزان adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- قیزغین adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Persian
1 entries- سوزان adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Braunt noun (fire)
Portuguese
4 entries- ardente adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ardente adj (feeling very hot)
- ardente adj (feeling great passion)
- queima noun (fire)
Quechua
1 entries- rawray noun (fire)
Romanian
4 entries- ardent adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- arzător adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ferbinte adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ardere noun (fire)
Russian
1 entries- горя́щий adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
Spanish
4 entries- ardiente adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- ardiente adj (feeling very hot)
- ardiente adj (feeling great passion)
- quema noun (act by which something burns or is burned)
Swedish
3 entries- brännande adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- brännhet adj (so hot as to seem to burn (something))
- bränning noun (act by which something burns or is burned)
Tocharian B
1 entries- pälśalñe noun (fire)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
The fire was burning brightly.
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The fire is burning furiously.
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Don't you smell something burning in the next room?
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