burning
NOUNADJECTIVE
/bɜrnɪŋ/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
burning is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1R1N1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does burning mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Execution by fire.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4
Execution by electricity.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
The act of burning something.
“the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
6
A form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Of immediate import.
“burning issues of the day”
SIMILAR