Vocabulary
WAYS OF BURNING
burn : be on fire.
Help! My house is burning!
catch fire : start burning.
Help! My house has caught fire!
flicker : burn unsteadily.
The candle flickered in the wind.
smoulder : burn slowly without flames.
The cigarette smouldered in the ashtray.
flare : burn brightly but unsteadily or briefly.
The match flared in the darkness.
flame : burn in flames.
The fire flamed up when he put oil on it.
blaze : burn brightly and fiercely.
When the firemen arrived, the whole house was blazing.
rage : burn very strongly.
The fire raged through the forest for days.
smoke : give out smoke.
The fireplace smokes too much.
brand : burn a mark on something.
Cattle are usually brandred on big farms.
scorch : burn or discolour a surface by dry heat.
She scorched my shirt when she was ironing it.
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