bombing

Meaning of bombing

noun
  1. an act or instance of dropping or detonating a bomb somewhere.
    a series of terrorist bombings
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs.
    they bombed the city at dawn
  2. move very quickly.
    we were bombing down the motorway at breakneck speed
  3. (of a film, play, or other event) fail badly.
    it just became another big-budget film that bombed

late 17th century: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin.

Information about bombing

  • The plural form of bombing is: bombings.
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Hyphenation of bombing

bomb-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • bombing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

bombing synonyms

Meaning bombardment:

bombardment

Meaning attack (a place or person) continuously with bombs, shells, or other missiles:

bombard

Meaning burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, excessive internal pressure, or other process:

explode

Meaning blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives:

blast

Meaning bombard with shells:

shell

Meaning attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes:

torpedo

Meaning attack or seriously damage (a place) in a blitz:

blitz

Meaning attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft:

strafe

Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):

pound

Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:

attack

Meaning make a physical attack on:

assault

Meaning conduct a raid on:

raid

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Meaning demolish (a building or town):

level

Meaning pull or knock down (a building):

demolish

Meaning make or become flat or flatter:

flatten

Meaning overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall:

topple

Meaning destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar):

wreck

Meaning destroy or ruin:

devastate

Meaning reduce to fine particles:

pulverize

Meaning destroy utterly; wipe out:

obliterate

Meaning cause severe and extensive damage to:

ravage

Meaning violently break (something) into pieces:

smash

Meaning discharge heavy guns continuously:

cannonade

Meaning move quickly:

speed

Meaning move or act with great haste:

hurry

Meaning move or progress swiftly or at full speed:

race

Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:

run

Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:

sprint

Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:

dash

Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:

bolt

Meaning move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly:

dart

Meaning move with urgent haste:

rush

Meaning move or travel hurriedly:

hasten

Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:

hurtle

Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:

career

Meaning move very fast in a specified direction:

streak

Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

shoot

Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:

whizz

Meaning move or travel very quickly:

zoom

Meaning move or cause to move rapidly:

whirl

Meaning move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound:

whoosh

Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:

buzz

Meaning (especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air:

swoop

Meaning move or pass very quickly:

flash

Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:

charge

Meaning (of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic:

stampede

Meaning (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop:

gallop

Meaning clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter:

sweep

Meaning run with great speed:

hare

Meaning depart hastily:

fly

Meaning travel on wings or by aircraft; fly:

wing

Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:

scurry

Meaning move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind:

scud

Meaning (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps:

scutter

Meaning make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:

scramble

Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:

belt

Meaning run somewhere very quickly:

pelt

Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:

tear

Meaning move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly:

zap

Meaning move at high speed:

zip

Meaning move fast or suddenly in a specified direction:

whip

Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:

scoot

Meaning (of a person or vehicle) move very fast:

scorch

Meaning (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily:

bucket

Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:

shift

Meaning snatch or remove (something) quickly:

wheech

Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:

clip

Meaning dance to pop or rock music:

boogie

Meaning move or travel fast:

hightail

Meaning drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control:

barrel

Meaning a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership:

fleet

Meaning display (a notice) in a public place:

post

Meaning go quickly:

hie

Meaning operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle:

drive

Meaning (of a business or a person) cease trading because of lack of funds:

fail

Meaning carry out or undergo the abortion of (a fetus):

abort

Meaning (of a pregnant woman) experience a miscarriage:

miscarry

Meaning (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way:

collapse

Meaning a person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry:

founder

Meaning (of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly:

misfire

Meaning (of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust:

backfire

Meaning (of a performer or show) be completely unsuccessful; fail totally:

flop

Meaning fail to increase; remain static:

flatline

bombing antonyms

Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:

amble

Meaning walk in a leisurely way:

stroll

Meaning achieve the desired aim or result:

succeed

Anagrams of bombing

mobbing

Words that rhyme with bombing

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