Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burn through

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: burn through
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use up in a hasty or destructive manner.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: run through, get through, eat up"
"With a taste for jewels and other extravagances, he also managed to burn through his £535,000 (about £60m by today's standards) inherited estate in just five years, bankrupting himself and dying from tuberculosis at the age of 29."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

burns through (present, singular) burning through (participle, present) burned through (participle, past) burned through (past) burnt through (participle, past) burnt through (past)

Frequently Paired Words

burn away burn off burn up

Synonyms

run through get through eat up

Questions

What does burn through mean?: To use up in a hasty or destructive manner.

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