Burning
//ˈbɝnɪŋ//
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The word "burning" can be used as noun, adjective, verb and adjective.
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Burning Man afterburning barn-burning barnburning book burning book-burning bra-burning brand from the burning burning bar burning bush burning feet syndrome burning glass burning hot burning index burning lens burning mirror burning mouth syndrome burning nuclear plasma burning plasma burning question burning times burning tongue syndrome burning-ghat burning-glass burningly burningness carbon burning coal burning electroburning flag-burning heartburning helium burning hydrogen burning inburning lime burning long-burning mowburning nonburning oil-burning oil-burning overburning oxygen burning silicon burning slow-burning wood-burning woodburning yield burning
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