burn away
phrasal verb
burned away or burnt away; burning away; burns away
: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat
The outer layer of wooden shingles burned away quickly in the fire.
The fire quickly burned the outer layer of wooden shingles away.
burned away unwanted hair
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And still, the engines produced their blue flame, furiously burning away methane.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The first day is called Holika Dahan, and includes religious aspects, including a bonfire that symbolically burns away evil.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 23 Mar. 2024
Zoom in: The community of 42,000 residents — 18% are Black — has been among the hardest hit by wildfires that so far have claimed 24 lives and burned away over 12,000 structures across the county.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Write them down on a piece of paper and burn away the paper — as the paper burns, envision your blockages and fears being simultaneously burnt away.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 19 May 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
The first day is called Holika Dahan, and includes religious aspects, including a bonfire that symbolically burns away evil.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 23 Mar. 2024
Zoom in: The community of 42,000 residents — 18% are Black — has been among the hardest hit by wildfires that so far have claimed 24 lives and burned away over 12,000 structures across the county.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Write them down on a piece of paper and burn away the paper — as the paper burns, envision your blockages and fears being simultaneously burnt away.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 19 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for burn away
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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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