Vocabulary

Form

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

verb vi
N2 freq #25

Example sentences

Don't you smell something burning in the kitchen?

I smell something burning.

He said that he could smell something burning and that the telephones weren't working.

It's quite distinct from the smell of burning.

This coffee tastes burnt.

It's my fault that the cake was burned. I was talking on the phone and didn't notice the time.

I smell something burning, Mother.

You must see that the cakes do not burn.