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upburning

upburning is the present participle and gerund of upburn.

Meaning of upburn

Verb

upburn (third-person singular simple present upburns, present participle upburning, simple past and past participle upburned or upburnt)

  1. (archaic, poetic) To burn; to blaze up.
    • All chill without, yet in the heart what feelings warm upburn, / What memories old and half forgot, like travelers far, return!1849, James Staunton Babcock, Visions and Voices, page 148

Questions about upburning

What is upburning the present participle and gerund of?
Upburning is the present participle and gerund of upburn.

Words near upburning in the dictionary

  1. upbuoyed
  2. upbuoying
  3. upbuoys
  4. upburn
  5. upburned
  6. upburning
  7. upburns
  8. upburnt
  9. upburst
  10. upbursting
  11. upburstings

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