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burn
verb [I] (FEEL HOT) /bɜːn/
/bɝːn/ (burnt or burned, burnt or burned)Definition
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(Definition of burn verb (FEEL HOT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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