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burnt to a crisp

burnt to a crisp is the simple past and past participle of burn to a crisp.

Meaning of burn to a crisp

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To burn (usually food) very severely.

Questions about burnt to a crisp

What is burnt to a crisp the simple past and past participle of?
Burnt to a crisp is the simple past and past participle of burn to a crisp.

Words near burnt to a crisp in the dictionary

  1. burnt the coal
  2. burnt the midnight oil
  3. burnt the roof
  4. burnt the water
  5. burnt through
  6. burnt to a crisp
  7. burnt toast theory
  8. burnt umber
  9. burnt umbers
  10. burnt up
  11. Burnt Yards

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