burning issue
1burning issue — see ↑burning question below. • • • Main Entry: ↑burn burning question or burning issue noun One keenly discussed • • • Main Entry: ↑burn * * * burning issue/question phrase …
2burning issue — pressing issue, subject which requires an immediate solution …
3burning question — or burning issue noun One keenly discussed • • • Main Entry: ↑burn * * * burning issue/question phrase something that people have strong opinions about and think is very important The burning question is: can the Internet be regulated? Thesaurus …
4burning — [bʉr′niŋ] adj. 1. that burns 2. of the utmost seriousness or importance [a burning issue] …
5burning — burn|ing1 [ˈbə:nıŋ US ˈbə:r ] adj [only before noun] 1.) on fire ▪ She was rescued from a burning building. 2.) feeling very hot ▪ Claudia put her hands to her burning face. 3.) burning ambition/desire/need etc a burning ↑ambition, desire, need… …
6issue — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 problem ADJECTIVE ▪ big, burning, central, critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, serious …
7burning — [[t]bɜ͟ː(r)nɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot. ...the burning desert of Central Asia. Syn: scorching ADV: ADV adj Burning is also an adverb. He touched the boy s forehead. It was burning hot. 2) ADJ: ADJ n …
8burning — burn|ing [ bɜrnıŋ ] adjective only before noun ** 1. ) being destroyed by fire: burning buildings a burning car 2. ) very hot: the burning sun of the desert I felt his burning forehead. 3. ) painful, and feeling as if a part of your body is… …
9burning */*/ — UK [ˈbɜː(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈbɜrnɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) being destroyed by fire burning buildings a burning car 2) very hot I felt his burning forehead. the burning sun of the desert 3) painful, and feeling as if a part of your body is… …
10burning — [ˈbɜːnɪŋ] adj 1) being destroyed by fire 2) very hot 3) painful, and feeling as if a part of your body is touching something hot She felt a burning sensation in her mouth.[/ex] 4) felt extremely strongly burning ambition[/ex] • burning… …
