to burn
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2.3
- verb
- /bɜrn/
:
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- A spectrometer can analyze any light to determine what elements are glowing or burning to produce the light.
- candles burn
- lights burn
- torches burn
And I think that the child, the child's flame burns bright.
- And I think that the child, the child's flame burns bright.
- They burn for forever and they smell so strong.
- All we see is light 'cause the sun burns bright.
- This gets filed under passion, which, much like lust can't last, burns bright, confuses us and then disappears.
- And I'm hoping you can still take them quite seriously because I know that I'm glowing like burning sun rays.
Examples
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But we can see a light, a tiny light, burning in one of the windows.
Fiction book (1991) -
There were no streetlights either, nor any lights burning in the houses closer in.
Academic text (2009) -
Do I burn as bright?
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And this Bush is burning and it's not consumed.
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In the lobby, a single lamp burned at the vacant desk of the night watchman.
Fiction book (1991) -
To get the valuable metals, the sulfide ores were burned in large furnaces that released sulfur-rich gases.
Academic text (2010) -
Sodium vapor lamps "burn" longer and brighter than conventional incandescent bulbs of the same wattage.
Academic text (2002) -
Indus literature speaks of a sacred fire, a smokeless flame, like the kind Moses saw on Mount Horeb when he encountered the burning bush.
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The candle burns brightly in the dark room, illuminating the walls.
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As the sun sets, the horizon starts to burn with vibrant shades of red and orange.
Synonyms
428
1.0
To send out or reflect light and look bright
161
1.2
To shine with a steady soft light
64
2.5
Begin to shine or make something begin to shine, for example by burning
58
3.4
To burn or shine with very bright light
34
1.7
To burn or shine with a bright, hot light
18
4.2
To burn or shine with a sudden bright light
8
7.4
To catch fire or make something burn
3
4.6
To light up suddenly with a strong flame or bright light
1
4.9
To start burning with a strong bright flame
To glow with bright light because it is very hot
To burn with a bright flame or glow
To start to burn suddenly and brightly
Antonyms
Idioms
- NSFW
12
9.8
To tie a person to a stake and burn them as punishment or to strongly criticize them in public
- Informal
5
8.0
To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise
- Informal
4
7.2
To work late at night and early in the morning so you become very tired
Phrasal Verbs
24
4.7
Stop working, especially things like lights or fuses, because they get too hot from too much use
Compounds
- Specialized
11
4.8
A very serious injury that destroys all skin layers can cause numbness and needs medical treatment
- Specialized
1
3.4
A mild injury to the top layer of the skin that causes redness and pain without blisters
An injury caused when electricity passes through the body and damages skin or tissue
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Burn comes from the old English bærnan meaning 'to give heat or light', which is why we say candles or lanterns 'burn' when they shine or glow.