burning vs torturing

torturing vs burning

burning and torturing both are nouns.

burning and torturing both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burning	Yes	Yes	No	No
torturing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, torturing is a hypernym of burning; that is, torturing is a word with a broader meaning than burning:

burning: a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
torturing: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

Other hypernyms of burning include torture.

burning (noun)	torturing (noun)
the act of burning something	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
execution by electricity
execution by fire
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

burning (adjective)	torturing (adjective)
of immediate import	extremely painful

Difference between burning and torturing

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