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to burnin'

to burnin'

8.9
On fire and giving off flames and smoke
  • verb
  • /ˈbɜrnɪn/
  • UK
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  • The logs were burnin' in the fireplace, creating a cozy atmosphere.

Are you comfortable with your neighborhood burnt, burning to the ground to protect that owl?

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Examples

  • And hopefully they they could see the match is burning brightly wherever the flame reaches it.

  • Wow, people are so angry they're burning their own shoes.

  • I got the holy goes fire burning in me.

  • But I'm obviously, you know, burning a lot of matches.

  • Oh jeez, it started burning in the water.

  • During the festival, the crowd cheered as the bonfire was burnin' brightly.

  • As the sun began to set, the skies looked like they were burnin' with color.

Synonyms

to burn
vsto burnin'
∞ 1.0

To be on fire or damage something with heat

is an informal dialect spelling of the same word used in casual speech
to combust
vsto burnin'
8 7.4

To catch fire or make something burn

is an informal dialect spelling used for general being on fire rather than starting
to burn up
vsto burnin'
3 4.6

To light up suddenly with a strong flame or bright light

is informal dialect spelling for being on fire without extra brightness or suddenness

Antonyms

to cool
256 1.0

To make or become less warm

to extinguish
23 4.4

Stop a fire, candle, or other light from burning

How Burning

ablaze
14 5.5
to burnin'
  • UK
8.9
smoking
2.1
smoldering
  • US
18 6.3

Surface Forms

burnin' infinitive
burned past
burned past participle
burnin' present participle
burnin's third person singular

Morphology

burnin' = burn (transparent) = burn + in'

A straightforward present-participial/continuous form: 'burn' + '-ing' meaning 'being on fire'; orthographic dropping of final -g (in') does not change the morphology.

Etymology

Burnin' is an informal spelling of burning, made from burn and the casual ending -in', and burn means 'to be on fire' or give off flames and smoke. So, when someone says something is burnin' in this sense, they mean it is actually on fire or burning now.