aburn

A1B3U1R1N1
/əˈbɜː(ɹ)n/

adjective

burning

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Meanings

adjectiveaburn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableburning

    First we could see only outlines, then bright beads of light from the torches themselves, and by the time a thousand torches were all aburn, we could see for more than fifty yards.

    1961, Frederik Pohl, Turn Left at Thursday

Origin

From a- + burn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

urbanBraunRabunburanrubanunbar
Cite this entry
APA

aburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aburn

MLA

“aburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aburn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aburn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aburn.

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