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burning the water

burning the water is the present participle of burn the water.

Meaning of burn the water

Verb

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

  1. (Scotland, historical) To spear salmon by torchlight.

Questions about burning the water

What is burning the water the present participle of?
Burning the water is the present participle of burn the water.

Words near burning the water in the dictionary

  1. burning that bridge when one comes to it
  2. burning the candle at both ends
  3. burning the coal
  4. burning the midnight oil
  5. burning the roof
  6. burning the water
  7. burning through
  8. burning time
  9. burning times
  10. burning tongue syndrome
  11. burning up

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