How do you pronounce burning?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɝnɪŋ/.

burning

/ˈbɝnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: burn-ing
IPA: /ˈbɝnɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of burn

adj

So hot as to seem to burn (something).

adj

Feeling very hot.

adj

Feeling great passion.

adj

Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.

adj

Being keenly discussed.

adj

On fire.

noun

The act by which something burns or is burned.

Example Sentences

"the burning sun"
"The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them."
"Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning, I sit around / Trying to smile, but the air is so heavy and dry"
"burning skin"
"her burning heart"
"burning zeal"

Etymology

By surface analysis, burn + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɝnɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more burning (comparative) most burning (superlative) burnings (plural)

Derived Forms

burningly burningness electroburning nonburning overburning afterburning barnburning heartburning inburning mowburning woodburning

Phrases

barn-burning burning bush burning feet syndrome burning-glass burning hot Burning Man burning mouth syndrome burning nuclear plasma

Synonyms

ardent live combustion burning at the stake electrocution burn

Rhymes With

learning turning returning concerning earning yearning churning discerning durning adjourning spurning berning