Combusting
Combusting adjective - Being on fire.
Usage example: combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno
Scorching and combusting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scorching" instead an adjective "Combusting".
Scorching
Scorching adjective - Having a notably high temperature.
Combusting and scorching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combusting" instead an adjective "Scorching".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ardent and combusting
- ardent and scorching
- burning and combusting
- burning and scorching
- alight and combusting
- alight and scorching
- blazing and combusting
- blazing and scorching
- fiery and combusting
- fiery and scorching
- inflamed and combusting
- inflamed and scorching
- hot and combusting
- hot and scorching
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