burst into flames

A form of burst into flame — To catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.

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Meanings

verbburst into flames (third-person singular simple present bursts into flames, present participle bursting into flames, simple past and past participle burst into flames)

present singular third person bursts into flames · participle present bursting into flames

  1. alternativeAlternative form of burst into flame.

    People on their way to work / And baby, what do you expect? / Gonna burst into flames

    1983, Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House”, in Speaking in Tongues
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APA

burst into flames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20into%20flames

MLA

“burst into flames.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20into%20flames. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burst into flames,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burst%20into%20flames.

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