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burnt the water

burnt the water is the simple past and past 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 burnt the water

What is burnt the water the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt the water is the simple past and past participle of burn the water.

Words near burnt the water in the dictionary

  1. burnt that bridge when one came to it
  2. burnt the candle at both ends
  3. burnt the coal
  4. burnt the midnight oil
  5. burnt the roof
  6. burnt the water
  7. burnt through
  8. burnt to a crisp
  9. burnt toast theory
  10. burnt umber
  11. burnt umbers

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