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burns time

burns time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn time.

Meaning of burn time

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To waste time unnecessarily.

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Questions about burns time

What is burns time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Burns time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burn time.

Words near burns time in the dictionary

  1. burns the coal
  2. burns the midnight oil
  3. burns the roof
  4. burns the water
  5. burns through
  6. burns time
  7. burns up
  8. Burnsall
  9. Burnsed
  10. Burnseds
  11. Burnsian

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