Burning and Combust

Burning

Burning adjective - Being on fire.

Combust is a synonym for burning. In some cases you can use "Combust" instead a verb "Burning".

Nearby Words: burn, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

Combust

Combust verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
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Synonyms for Combust

Burning is a synonym for combust. Sometimes you can replace term "Burning" with "Combust", this verbs are similar.

Both words in one sentence

  • Good Bad Bugs Rather dourly, giving the command BURN as any other character causes them to spontaneously combust, actually being set on fire and burning to death.
    Source: Good Bad Bugs
  • Happens in Men of War, usually by shooting a high enough caliber shot at the fuel tank carried by flamethrower troopers will cause the container to combust, and setting fire to everybody within several meters of them before finally burning to death themselves.
  • Video Game / Men of War Flamethrower Backfire: Happens usually by shooting a high enough caliber shot at the fuel tank carried by flamethrower troopers will cause the container to combust, and setting fire to everybody within several meters of them before finally burning to death themselves.
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