torturing vs burning

burning vs torturing

torturing and burning both are nouns.

torturing and burning both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, burning is a hyponym of torturing; that is, burning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torturing:

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

Other hyponyms of torturing include bastinado, falanga, boot, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart, waterboarding.

torturing (noun)	burning (noun)
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	the act of burning something
	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

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

Difference between torturing and burning

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