burning
adjective
aflame; on fire.
burnings
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pluralof burning.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Weirich must have known about the book burnings and anti-Jewish laws, but he was at first largely silent about them in his diary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
They were also sent into the streets in 2023 after a wave of truck burnings raised fears of wider unrest.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
"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
King began his speech, “Beyond Vietnam,” by acknowledging he was moved to “break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
