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.
will be burning
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future progressiveof burn.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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That means people probably will be burning more fuel to keep warm.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
Shaw acknowledges the irony that thousands of people from around the world will be burning many tons of fossil fuels to fly to Glasgow for the talks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Tongues will be wagging and ears will be burning as “The Men Tell All” about Tayshia as well as their competition on “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020
I imagine Danny Boyle will be burning a bull.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2012
"I wonder," the girl said, "whether to-night San Francesco will not be beaten by the waves, whether his light will be burning when we reach the island."
From A Spirit in Prison by Hichens, Robert Smythe
