HEARTBURNING

heartburning

(noun) intense resentment; “his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heartburning (plural heartburnings)

(medicine) heartburn

discontent; secret enmity

Source: Wiktionary


Heart"burn`ing, a.

Definition: Causing discontent.

Heart"burn`ing, n.

1. (Med.)

Definition: Same as Heartburn.

2. Discontent; secret enmity. Swift. The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings. Palfrey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 January 2025

SOLICITOUSLY

(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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