Definitions for bombing
bomb·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombing, bombardmentnoun

   an attack by dropping bombs

2. bombingnoun

   the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bombingnoun

   The action of dropping bombs from the air.

2. bombingnoun

   The action of placing and detonating bombs.

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1. bombing

   Bombing is the action or strategy of aggressively attacking a particular area, typically in a war zone, using explosives, bombs, or other destructive weapons, often delivered by aircraft or artillery. It can also refer to any incident in which explosives are maliciously used to cause harm, damage, or disruption. The term can also be used figuratively to describe a disastrous failure or poor performance.

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Sabotage
   • Terrorism

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'bombing' in Nouns Frequency: #2888

Anagrams for bombing »

1. mobbing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bombing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bombing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bombing in a Sentence

1. Julien Harneis:

   There are hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen who continue to live in the most dangerous circumstances, many waking up scared in the middle of the night to the sounds of bombing and gunfire, the number of child casualties shows clearly how devastating this conflict continues to be for the country's children.

2. Diana Konstantynova:

   During the negotiations, the city administration and children’s educational institutions where my children studied were destroyed, it’s still very scary, every day we get messages from home that there is shooting and bombing.

3. Randall Woodfin:

   When he tragically lost his daughter Denise in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, his courage and fortitude fueled our march for peace, may we take comfort in knowing that Chris has reunited with his beloved Denise.

4. Ronald Reagan:

   My fellow Americans I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. (Comment while testing a microphone before a broadcast 11 Aug 84)

5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   In the current situation, it would be helpful if there were areas there, where no party to the war flew bombing missions -- in other words a kind of no-fly zone, we can't negotiate with the terrorists from ISIS. But if it were doable to come to such an agreement with the anti-Assad coalition and the Assad supporters, it would be helpful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bombing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bombing
3. ^ ChatGPT
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