Burning and Charred

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Burning adjective - Being on fire.

Usage example: a firefighter must be that rare soul who rushes into a burning house, not away from it

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Charred and burning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Charred" instead an adjective "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

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Burning and charred are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead an adjective "Charred".

Nearby Word: charring

They do not, most likely since it ends with the caravan burning down into a charred shell, with the only salvagable things being a few inflatables.

Source: Horrible Camping Trip
In Fullmetal Alchemist, the Flame Alchemist's power, by its very nature, can only be this, as it consists of burning his opponents alive, leaving their bodies a charred husk.

Source: Violence Is Disturbing
Back from the Dead: A certain samurai by the name of Ōno Dōken had been condemned to death by burning, and he was reduced to a charred corpse.

Source: Literature / The Hagakure

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