burn with

Frequency: 6.54.8 per million words

to be full of a strong emotion (e.g., anger, desire, indignation)

burnburn (verb) + PREPOSITION

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with

Examples (10)

  • Her eyes burned with anger when she heard the news.
  • He was burning with desire to prove them all wrong.
  • After the defeat, the entire team burned with a new determination.
  • The young artist burns with a passion for creating beautiful sculptures.
  • I was burning with curiosity to know what was inside the mysterious box.
  • He could feel his cheeks burning with shame after his mistake was exposed.
  • She had burned with jealousy watching her ex-partner with someone new.
  • The civil rights leader's voice showed he was burning with conviction.
  • They were burning with resentment over the unfair treatment they received.
  • The young entrepreneur was burning with ambition to build a global empire.