burn
verb (used without object)
to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire.
am burning
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present progressiveof burn (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"When I see men my age who have graduated and are going to university - I feel very bad, I feel like I am burning in hell," she adds.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
My heart pounds, and I am burning to save them and full of guilt.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
“I am burning $50 in gas every day. We need an institution or a charity to donate to help with the costs.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
I, too, am burning with fury and grief over Elizabeth Warren’s fate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2020
Since that day, I have been forbidden from causing any more phone calls home unless I am burning alive with a fever or projectile vomiting.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
