different between burning vs febrile
burning
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /b?n??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??n??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n??
Verb
burning
- present participle of burn
Adjective
burning (comparative more burning, superlative most burning)
- So hot as to seem to burn (something).
- Feeling very hot.
- Feeling great passion.
- Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
- like a young hound upon a burning scent
- Being keenly discussed.
- a burning question; a burning issue
Derived terms
- wood-burning, woodburning
Translations
Noun
burning (plural burnings)
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- 1850, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal (volume 91, page 93)
- The propriety of the dissolution, too, was speedily seen in the improved state of the public peace: for twelve years we hear little of Orange riots, and nothing of such burnings and wreckings as those of Maghera, Maghery, and Annahagh.
- 1850, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal (volume 91, page 93)
- A fire.
- The burnings continued all day.
Translations
Anagrams
- Bruning
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febrile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin febrilis, from Latin febris (“fever”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fi?b?a?l/
Adjective
febrile (comparative more febrile, superlative most febrile)
- Feverish, or having a high temperature.
- Full of nervous energy.
Synonyms
- (feverish): flushed, hot
- (full of energy): energetic, excited
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- félibre
German
Adjective
febrile
- inflection of febril:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
febrile
- definite singular and plural of febril
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
febrile
- definite singular and plural of febril
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