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.
are burning
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present progressiveof burn.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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“It’s so thrilling when someone approaches you with something they are burning about, and I couldn’t say no.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some of them are burning a lot of tokens, but they’re really good use cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Carlson’s Geological Survey team found fires are burning more intensely as a result of dry conditions and are getting carried by stronger winds — both of which decreased the odds of homes surviving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
TORONTO—Hundreds of out-of-control wildfires are burning in Canada, shrouding skies there and the U.S. in an eerie yellow-gray haze and forcing the evacuation of dozens of communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
His face is grim and long, his eyes are burning in his pallid face.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
