burningPronunciation: /ˈbəːnɪŋ/Translate burning | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of burning adjective on fire:a burning building very hot or bright:the burning midday sun very keenly or deeply felt; intense:he had a burning ambition to climb to the upper reaches of management of urgent interest and importance; exciting or calling for debate:pension reform is still a burning issue the burning question of independenceDerivatives burningly adverb burning in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of burning in the US English dictionary