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heartburnings

heartburnings is the plural of heartburning.

Meaning of heartburning

Noun

heartburning (plural heartburnings)

  1. Secret enmity; discontent.
    • [N]ecessity may abolish any law, but cannot alter the sentiments of the vulgar; right of inheritance being perhaps the most popular of all topicks; and therefore in great changes, when that is broke, there will remain much heart-burning and discontent among the meaner people; which (under a weak...1721 January 20 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Jonathan Swift, “[Letters between Dr. Swift and Mr. [Alexander] Pope […]] Dr. Swift to Mr. Pope”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The...
  2. Heartburn.
    • Hee sett Promethius, on a merrye pynn, / Whoe dranke soe devillishly, that there he gott / A terrible heartburninge, […]c. 1631–1633 (first performance), [John Clavell], edited by John Henry Pyle Pafford and W[alter] W[ilson] Greg, The Soddered Citizen (The Malone Society Reprints; 82), London: […] [F]or the Malone...

Questions about heartburnings

What is heartburnings the plural of?
Heartburnings is the plural of heartburning.

Words near heartburnings in the dictionary

  1. heartbrokenly
  2. heartbrokenness
  3. heartburn
  4. heartburned
  5. heartburning
  6. heartburnings
  7. heartburns
  8. heartcare
  9. heartcut
  10. heartcuts
  11. heartcutting

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