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burns someone's ears

burns someone's ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 burns someone's ears

What is burns someone's ears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns someone's ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn someone's ears.

Words near burns someone's ears in the dictionary

  1. burns out
  2. burns pavement
  3. burns rubber
  4. burns someone at the stake
  5. burns someone's ass
  6. burns someone's ears
  7. Burns stanza
  8. Burns stanzas
  9. Burns supper
  10. Burns suppers
  11. burns that bridge when one comes to it

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