CREMATING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word cremating. (close relations)
cremated
Best Alternative Words for CREMATING
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blistering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters • very fast; capable of quick response and great speed | ||||||||
burning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of burning something • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire • a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light • 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 adjective satellite • of immediate import | ||||||||
consuming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very strong; urgently felt | ||||||||
grilling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) | ||||||||
scorching | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adverb • capable of causing burns adjective satellite • hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface | ||||||||
carbonizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • unite with carbon • turn into carbon, as by burning | ||||||||
charbroiling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To cook on a flat, lined metal surface that is heated from below; to chargrill. | ||||||||
immolating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction | ||||||||
incinerating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • become reduced to ashes • cause to undergo combustion | ||||||||
nuking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb verb • strike at with firepower or bombs • bomb with atomic weapons • cook or heat in a microwave oven | ||||||||
singeing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a surface burn verb • burn superficially or lightly • become superficially burned | ||||||||
torching | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance • tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches • a small portable battery-powered electric lamp • a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame verb • burn maliciously, as by arson |