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
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
From there, your personal security detail can ferry you around town, to any number of errands, book signings, book burnings or, presumably, wherever you’d like to bring a few armed beefcakes.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 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
It took nine separate burnings before the fire got down to the straw and cotton ticking of its insides.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
