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incense

/ˈɪnsɛns/noun, verb2 syllables

Incense means: perfume especially with a censer.

Synonyms for incense19

verb, as in perfume especially with a censer

cense, thurify

verb, as in make furious

infuriate, exasperate

also used for incense

inflame, affront, aggravate, anger, antagonize, awrath, burn up, cheese off, cross, embitter, fume, musk, aromatize, odorize, scent

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What does incense mean?4

verb

1

perfume especially with a censer

2

make furious

noun

1

a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

2

the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned“incense filled the room”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with incense?19

one syllable

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Incense in a sentence

  • She likes to burn incense while practising yoga.Hybrid
  • The priest reprimanded the altar boy for swinging the incense around like a lasso.adamtrousers
  • Ziri rubbed the doors and the windows with holy incense.Amastan
  • A lot of these old books smell of incense.sundown
  • When you go visit the grave, don't forget to bring incense and candles, oh, and flowers too.watta
  • The priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.vxern
  • I don't usually burn incense at home.CK
  • Ziri used incense to stop his hiccups.Amastan

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Forms of incense

as a noun

plural
incenses

as a verb

past tense
incensed
present participle
incensing
third-person singular
incenses
past participle
incensed