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underburning

underburning is the present participle and gerund of underburn.

Meaning of underburn

Verb

underburn (third-person singular simple present underburns, present participle underburning, simple past and past participle underburned or underburnt)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To burn up.
  2. (transitive) To burn too little.

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Questions about underburning

What is underburning the present participle and gerund of?
Underburning is the present participle and gerund of underburn.

Words near underburning in the dictionary

  1. underburdens
  2. underburied
  3. underburies
  4. underburn
  5. underburned
  6. underburning
  7. underburns
  8. underburnt
  9. underbury
  10. underburying
  11. underbush

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