"burst into flames" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bursts into flames [present, singular, third-person], bursting into flames [participle, present], burst into flames [participle, past], burst into flames [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|burst<,,burst> into flames}} burst into flames (third-person singular simple present bursts into flames, present participle bursting into flames, simple past and past participle burst into flames)
  1. Alternative form of burst into flame Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: burst into flame Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-burst_into_flames-en-verb-oewhQszb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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