(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
To ~ something means to burn its surface with a sudden intense heat.
Grass fires have ~ed the land near the farming village of Basekhai.
VERB: V n
2.
If something ~s a part of your body, it causes a painful burning feeling there. (LITERARY)
I distinctly felt the heat start to ~ my throat.
VERB: V n
3.
see also ~ing