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.
has been burning
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present perfect progressiveof burn (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ukraine, which has been burning through roughly 10,000 drones a month for more than a year, needs to keep costs down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
For eight days, a fire has been burning at a waste mountain in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
More bad air is expected around the Boyle Heights warehouses that has been burning since Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
"The blaze has been burning for more than 12 hours, the air has become unbreathable. I can't even go out to do the daily shopping," said one 35-year-old from Tehran.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
They walked intently like people going to a fire after it has been burning for some time.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
