different between burning vs shining
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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shining
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a?n??/
Adjective
shining (comparative more shining, superlative most shining)
- Emitting light.
- Synonyms: glowing, luminous; see also Thesaurus:shining
- Reflecting light.
- Synonyms: mirrorlike, relucent; see also Thesaurus:shiny
- Having a high polish or sheen.
- Having exceptional merit.
Translations
Verb
shining
- present participle of shine
Noun
shining (plural shinings)
- A bright emission of light; a gleam.
Anagrams
- Hsi-ning
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- what's shining in the sky
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