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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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 But something extraordinary was also revealed: a mural, faint, aged, and slightly scorched, that had been concealed by a wall that burned away. —

Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025 The Sag full moon on the 23rd encourages us to burn away our fears and step into our power. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for burn away