Burning
Fire
Fire noun - The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.
Usage example: fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
Burning is a synonym for fire in flames topic. Sometimes you can use "Burning" instead a noun "Fire", if it concerns topics such as combustion, oxidation.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Required Secondary Powers: Yang is immune to burning and fire damage, as necessitated by her flame-themed powers.
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Being in close proximity to the burning model, the flames travel up his pants and set him on fire.
Source: Man on Fire -
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel, both feature vampires who can only be killed in five ways, one of which ways is setting them on fire and burning them to dust.
Source: Burn the Undead
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