- present participle of burn.
burning
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Capsaicin activates receptors called TRPV1 receptors, producing the familiar burning sensation associated with spicy foods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Fires are already burning in a number of locations including Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and Conwy.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
A wildfire burning near the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line grew to more than 2,600 acres Saturday, spurring evacuation orders in Llano amid searing heat and approaching monsoonal weather conditions across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The world, Burgess said, needs to get to net-zero emissions from the burning of fossil fuels as soon as possible.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
A thrill—of excitement and fear and high, burning astonishment—passed through him.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
In August 2023, Sweden's intelligence service Sapo raised its threat level to four on a scale of one to five, saying the Koran burnings had made the country a "prioritised target".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
On Friday, she urged people to get copies of The Handmaid's tale before "they have public book burnings of it".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
"As natural habitats adapted to these controlled burnings, we see the expansion of fire-adapted species such as Eucalyptus, primarily on the wetter, eastern side of the Bass Strait islands," said Adeleye.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024
I saw the mass book burnings by the Nazis in 1933.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2024
The fire flared up and swallowed the dry paper, and I found my thoughts shifting to Nazi book burnings.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
