INCANDESCING Synonyms

• 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

• of immediate import

• amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

• shining intensely

• characterized by intense emotion

• like or suggestive of fire

• passionate or quick-tempered

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

• informal intensifiers

• passionate or quick-tempered

• the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

• highly enthusiastic

• softly bright or radiant

• radiating or as if radiating light

• the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

• marked by exceptional merit

• made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

• reflecting light

• used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide

• a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

• shining with brilliant points of light like stars