- present participle of burn.
burning
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Don’t miss: ‘My main goal is to help people’: I’m single, 74, with $10 million burning a hole in my pocket.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The town, just a short drive from the capital, Pristina, produces almost all of the country's electricity by burning lignite, the lowest-quality and dirtiest coal, dug from nearby pits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Lobbyists are pushing for laws to encourage burning wood pellets to generate electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Those faulty messages can produce shooting, stabbing or burning sensations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
He stooped for a handful of snow to cool his burning face.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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
Sweden raised its terror threat level last year following a series of burnings of the Quran that triggered protests in the Muslim world.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
No burnings today, and none tomorrow... but if the snows continue, how long before the king s resolve begins to weaken?
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
