Definitions
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- adjective suffering from
pyrophobia - adjective
afraid offire
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Examples
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Another option for pyrophobics is the auto-ignition gas grill: hook it up to a gas or propane line, flip a switch, and turn on as few or as many burners as you need, which is a boon to us pyrophobic, griller-wannabes.
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When the warm weather hits and everyone is clamoring around the deck, waiting for that steak to be cooked or those franks to be slapped on the grill, there is no reason to shy away from controllable flame, even if one is pyrophobic, like me.
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But Barb is destined for an even grimmer confrontation - with the dark secret of the pyrophobic motician, Gerald Tovar Jr.
Night of the Living Dead 3d Release Date! - MoviesOnline 2005
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"It was great," said Lynne Welsup, lifelong pyrophobic.
The Toque 2009
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A spontaneous session was worked in when Lyle Parrish admitted that he was a pyrophobic and a smoker.
The Toque 2009
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