Antonyms for burning

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bur-ning

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr nɪŋ

Definition of burning

Origin : Old English in the literal sense; c.1300 figurative, present participle adjective from burn (v.)). Burning question matches French question brûlante, German brennende Frage. Burning bush is from Exodus III. Burning glass is attested from 1560s.

adj blazing, flashing
adj fervent, excited
adj stinging, painful
adj important

Example sentences :

Then there came upon him to reinforce this want a burning sense of defeat.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

There was a flame at his heart, a burning lump in his throat.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

Protection grew fierce, and fanned the burning sense of wrong.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Care should be exercised in their baking to prevent them from burning.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Yesterday morning they were at Cowes, and we saw the smoke from the burning crofts.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

We have the deep warm blue of a southern sky and burning sunshine.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Their light is burning dim, and yet darker days are awaiting them in the future.
Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell

So instead of burning them, we buried them, that is, the bones.
Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

The tent and its future position was the burning question with him.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

I am a second Moses and you are going to be my burning bush.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Synonyms for burning

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