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burning bread

burning bread is the present participle and gerund of burn bread.

Meaning of burn bread

Verb

burn bread (third-person singular simple present burns bread, present participle burning bread, simple past and past participle burned bread or burnt bread)

  1. (idiomatic, often, African-American Vernacular) To cause something unfortunate to happen to (someone) by mentioning it; to jinx something for (someone).
    • I don't mean to burn bread on the guy, but if LaT cares to press it, he could be living in a dumpster before he gets too much older.2002 September 14, Chas, “Re: Information on John La Tourrette”, in rec.martial-arts (Usenet)

Questions about burning bread

What is burning bread the present participle and gerund of?
Burning bread is the present participle and gerund of burn bread.

Words near burning bread in the dictionary

  1. burning
  2. burning a hole in someone's pocket
  3. burning away
  4. burning bar
  5. burning bars
  6. burning bread
  7. burning bush
  8. burning bushes
  9. burning coal
  10. burning daylight
  11. burning down

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