Combusting and Scorched

Combusting

Combusting adjective - Being on fire.
Usage example: combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno

Scorched and combusting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scorched" instead an adjective "Combusting".

Scorched

Scorched adjective - Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.
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Combusting and scorched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combusting" instead an adjective "Scorched".

Nearby Words: scorch, scorching, scorcher
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