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How to pronounce incense in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cense, thurify
Type of scent, odourise, odorize
Type Words
Synonyms exasperate, infuriate
Type of anger
Type Words
Type of chemical compound, compound
Has types joss stick
Type Words
Type of scent, fragrance, perfume, aroma


incense filled the room.

Examples of incense

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The church is dark and mysterious, rich with a whiff of incense, wax and polish.
From the telegraph.co.uk
At one point, an older man walks through the door and asks if she sells incense.
From the news-journalonline.com
The result is a smoky combination of temple incense, amber, ginger and bergamot.
From the tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
He lights incense and whispers a few words to the river, then re-enters the bus.
From the guardian.co.uk
They would bring joss sticks, incense paper and food offerings to the ancestors.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These are used in varnishes, perfumes, medicines, cosmetics, soaps, and incense.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sushruta has advocated the use of wine with incense of cannabis for anaesthesia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They held their incense high and bowed to the Buddha, praying for good fortune.
From the theepochtimes.com
I wake to the sound of gentle chants drifting across the water like rich incense.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
  • Cense: perfume especially with a censer
  • Infuriate: make furious
  • The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
  • (incensed) indignant: angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
  • Incense (Latin: incendere, "to burn") is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term "incense" refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. ...
  • (Incensing) A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. ...
  • A perfume often used in the rites of various religions; To anger or infuriate
  • (incensed) Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry