burning
/ˈbɝnɪŋ/ noun C2- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- A fire. · The burnings continued all day.
- The purposeful removal of certain number of coins in circulation, by sending them to a public address where the private keys cannot be obtained (called burn address, eater address or black hole), which usually should be available on the blockchain for anyone to review such a transaction. It’s a one-way address with no ability to reverse the transaction or withdraw the coins. For all practical purposes, the asset no longer exists (it has been “burned”). The act of burning effectively removes tokens from the available supply.
- A fiery pain.
Plural burnings
From the library
Anne had gathered them and brought them to him, her anguished, tearless eyes burning in her white face.
Suddenly there was the momentary gleam of a light up in the direction of the ventilator, which vanished immediately, but was succeeded by a strong smell of burning oil and heated metal.
The candle was not lit at that time; but the lamp was burning.
His bedroom candle was burning on the table.
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