bombing

SayBOM-ing/ˈbɑmɪŋ/UK/ˈbɒmɪŋ/

4 meanings of bombing

1
nouncountable
Setting off explosives in a place to hurt people or wreck things.
Like a hidden trap that blows up to break things and hurt people.
The bombing of the market left many people hurt.
After the bombing, the city slowly began to rebuild.
Similarattack, blast, explosion
2
noununcountable
Dropping bombs from planes onto a target on the ground below.
The bombing from enemy planes flattened the old town.
Night after night, the bombing from the air kept everyone in shelters.
Similarbombardment, blitz
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3
verb
Present participle of bomb. Use this form for an action happening right now.
The jets were bombing the bridge when we arrived.
They kept bombing the same hill for hours.
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4
noununcountable
Wrapping a drug in something like paper and then swallowing it whole.
Like taking medicine wrapped in paper so you don't taste it.
He prefers bombing to mixing the powder into a drink.
Bombing let her swallow the dose quickly at the party.

bombing is a form of bomb

bomb, verb: To attack a place by dropping or setting off bombs. Full entry

Forms: bombbombs he/she/itbombing -ing formbombed past tense, past participle
Spelling: bomb → bombing: add -ing

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