burn someone's ears in English

Forms: burns someone's ears [present, singular, third-person], burning someone's ears [participle, present], burned someone's ears [participle, past], burned someone's ears [past], burnt someone's ears [participle, past], burnt someone's ears [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|burn<,,:burnt> someone's ears}} burn someone's ears (third-person singular simple present burns someone's ears, present participle burning someone's ears, simple past and past participle burned someone's ears or burnt someone's ears)

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      "form": "burns someone's ears",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "burned someone's ears",
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        "To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment."
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        "(idiomatic) To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment."
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}

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      "form": "burns someone's ears",
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    {
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"burn someone's ears" meaning in English

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