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- [verb bom-bahrd, buh m-; noun bom-bahrd]
- /verb bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-; noun ˈbɒm bɑrd/
- /bɒmˈbɑːd/
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- [verb bom-bahrd, buh m-; noun bom-bahrd]
- /verb bɒmˈbɑrd, bəm-; noun ˈbɒm bɑrd/
Definitions of bombarding word
- verb with object bombarding to attack or batter with artillery fire. 1
- verb with object bombarding to attack with bombs. 1
- verb with object bombarding to assail vigorously: to bombard the speaker with questions. 1
- verb with object bombarding Physics. to direct high energy particles or radiations against: to bombard a nucleus. 1
- noun bombarding the earliest kind of cannon, originally throwing stone balls. 1
- noun bombarding Nautical. bomb ketch. 1
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Origin of bombarding
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun) < Medieval Latin bombarda stone-throwing engine (Latin bomb(us) booming noise (see bomb) + -arda -ard)
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Parts of speech for Bombarding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bombarding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bombarding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bombarding
noun bombarding
- cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- cross-fire — lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
- crossfire — Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
- fire — combustion
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