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burst into flame

burst into flame verb: to catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.

Verb

burst into flame (third-person singular simple present bursts into flame, present participle bursting into flame, simple past and past participle burst into flame)

  1. To catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.

Forms of burst into flame

third-person singular presentbursts into flame
present participlebursting into flame
past participleburst into flame
pastburst into flame
alternative formburst into flames

Questions about burst into flame

What does burst into flame mean?
Burst into flame means to catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.
What part of speech is burst into flame?
Burst into flame is a verb.
What is the past tense of burst into flame?
The past tense of burst into flame is burst into flame.

Words near burst into flame in the dictionary

  1. burst a blood vessel
  2. burst at the seams
  3. burst forth
  4. burst in
  5. burst into
  6. burst into flame
  7. burst into flames
  8. burst into flower
  9. burst into tears
  10. burst mode
  11. burst noise

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