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controlled burning

controlled burning is the present participle and gerund of controlled burn.

Meaning of controlled burn

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To set and manage such a fire.

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Questions about controlled burning

What is controlled burning the present participle and gerund of?
Controlled burning is the present participle and gerund of controlled burn.

Words near controlled burning in the dictionary

  1. controllably
  2. controlled
  3. controlled atmosphere
  4. controlled burn
  5. controlled burned
  6. controlled burning
  7. controlled burns
  8. controlled chaos
  9. controlled drug
  10. controlled drugs
  11. controlled explosion

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