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heartburning

heart·burn·ing
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt-bur-ning]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌbɜr nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrt-bur-ning]
    • /ˈhɑrtˌbɜr nɪŋ/

Definitions of heartburning word

  • noun heartburning rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge. 1
  • noun heartburning (medicine) heartburn. 1
  • noun heartburning a feeling of intense or rancorous jealousy 0
  • noun heartburning discontent; secret enmity. 0
See all 4 definitions of heartburning

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Origin of heartburning

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; heart + burning

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Parts of speech for Heartburning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Heartburning

heartburning popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heartburning usage trend in Literature

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