burn off

To burn off my energy, my parents had enrolled me in dance classes at age 4.

As the morning marine layer burned off it revealed miles of dreamy California coastline, with sand cliffs tumbling to the shore.

Scott told the passengers that the plane had a mechanical problem requiring it to circle and burn off fuel.

The growth also brought flares — flames burning off excess natural gas — that blazed day and night at wells in the surrounding countryside.

Within minutes, he’d coaxed it back to life, the coils glowing faintly, the faint metallic tang of dust burning off as he wiped away that unmistakable film of neglect.