burning out

burn·ing out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur-ning out]
- /ˈbɜr nɪŋ aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur-ning out]
- /ˈbɜr nɪŋ aʊt/

Definitions of burning out words

verb without object burning out to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate. 1
verb without object burning out (of a fireplace, furnace, etc.) to contain a fire. 1
verb without object burning out to feel heat or a physiologically similar sensation; feel pain from or as if from a fire: The wound burned and throbbed. 1
verb without object burning out to give off light or to glow brightly: The lights in the house burned all night. 1
verb without object burning out to give off heat or be hot: The pavement burned in the noon sun. 1
verb without object burning out to produce pain or a stinging sensation similar to that of fire; cause to smart: The whiskey burned in his throat. 1

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Origin of burning out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English bernen, brennen, Old English beornan (intransitive), (cognate with Gothic, Old High German brinnan), and Old English bærnan (transitive), (cognate with Gothic brannjan, Old High German brennen)

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Parts of speech for Burning out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Burning out

burning out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

burning out usage trend in Literature

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