Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burn one's fingers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
burn one's fin-gers
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

burns one's fingers (present, singular) burning one's fingers (participle, present) burned one's fingers (participle, past) burned one's fingers (past) burnt one's fingers (participle, past) burnt one's fingers (past)

Questions

What does burn one's fingers mean?
To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.

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