sunburn
pronunciation
How to pronounce sunburn in British English:
UK [ˈsʌnbɜ:n]
How to pronounce sunburn in American English:
US [ˈsʌnbɜrn]
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- Noun:
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
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- Verb:
- get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Word Origin
- sunburn (v.)
- 1520s, from sun (n.) + burn (v.). Sunburnt (c. 1400) is older than sunburned (c. 1500, sunne y-brent). As a noun from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Improper tanning-bed use also is a source of sunburn .
- 2. Wine consumption may protect against nasty sunburn
- 3. I look at his face , swollen with sunburn , the salt caked on his shoulders .
- 4. In 2007 , just six out of 48 blue whales had sunburn .
- 5. One blistering sunburn will double your risk of getting melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer .