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burned someone's ears

burned someone's ears is the simple past and past participle of burn someone's ears.

Meaning of burn someone's ears

Verb

burn someone's ears (third-person singular simple present burns someone's ears, present participle burning someone's ears, simple past and past participle burned someone's ears or burnt someone's ears)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment.

Questions about burned someone's ears

What is burned someone's ears the simple past and past participle of?
Burned someone's ears is the simple past and past participle of burn someone's ears.

Words near burned someone's ears in the dictionary

  1. burned out
  2. burned pavement
  3. burned rubber
  4. burned someone at the stake
  5. burned someone's ass
  6. burned someone's ears
  7. burned that bridge when one came to it
  8. burned the candle at both ends
  9. burned the coal
  10. burned the midnight oil
  11. burned the roof

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