Definitions of burning:

• noun:   the act of burning something

  Example: "The burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

• noun:   execution by fire
• noun:   execution by electricity
• noun:   a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
• noun:   pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
• adjective:   producing or having a painfully hot sensation

  Example: "Begged for water to soothe his burning throat"

• adjective:   consuming fuel; used in combination

  Example: "Coal-burning (or wood-burning) stoves"

• adjective:   lighted up by or as by fire or flame

  Example: "A burning cigarette"