burning

Pain that feels hot as if it were on fire.

Execution by fire.

A process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light.

Execution by electricity.

The act of burning something.

“the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”

A form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin.

Of immediate import.

“burning issues of the day”