BURN'ING, ppr. Consuming with fire flaming scorching hardening by fire calcining charring raging as fire glowing.
BURN'ING, n. Combustion the act of expelling volatile matter and reducing to ashes, or to a calx a fire inflammation the heat or raging of passion. In surgery, actual cautery cauterization.
BURN'ING, a. Powerful vehement as a burning shame a burning scent.
1. Much heated very hot scorching.
The burning plains of India.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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