n. 25B6; verb
the coal was burning : BE ON FIRE, be alight, be ablaze, blaze, go up (in smoke), be in flames, be aflame; smoulder, glow.
he burned the letters : SET FIRE TO, set on fire, set alight, set light to, light, ignite, touch off; incinerate; informal torch.
I burned my dress with the iron : SCORCH, singe, sear, char, blacken, brand; scald.
her face burned : BE HOT, be warm, be feverish, be on fire; blush, redden, go red, flush, colour.
she was burning with curiosity : BE CONSUMED, be eaten up, be obsessed, be tormented, be beside oneself.
Meredith burned to know the secret : YEARN, long, ache, desire, want, wish, hanker, crave, hunger, thirst; informal have a yen, yen, itch, be dying.
the energy they burn up : CONSUME, use up, expend, get/go through, eat up; dissipate.