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bomb·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
bombing, bombardmentnoun
an attack by dropping bombs
bombingnoun
the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
Wiktionary
bombingnoun
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
bombingnoun
The action of placing and detonating bombs.
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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.
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Rank popularity for the word 'bombing' in Nouns Frequency: #2888
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bombing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bombing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bombing in a Sentence
We've made some huge mistakes in terms of just bombing things we think can just bring a nation to its knees, it's not the people you're going against and yet those are the ones you're going against the most when you're talking about indiscriminate carpet-bombing.
I can't hold back my tears when I talk about Sadako and my experiences in the atomic bombing and aftermath.
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)
People then feel safe, and they don't have food, so stores and breadlines will open. They'll go out and stand in line to try to get bread or food or other supplies, and then the bombing resumes, and that bombing targets those lines.
Assistant US Attorney Artie McConnell:
The complaint makes clear that in the wake of the results of the presidential election, this defendant greatly exceeded what can be considered political hyperbole, he used words like' carnage,'' extermination,'' assassination.' He encouraged people to take' offensive action' in an effort to threaten to kill members of the government including law enforcement agents, even going so far as calling for the bombing of an FBI building and citing the Turner Diaries, which has been the inspiration for numerous acts of terrorism including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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