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

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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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Max Strelnyk:

   Every day, it gets worse, there's been no pause in the bombing -- it started weeks ago -- by the Russians. The dead are buried in the central park.

2. Vira Protskych:

   People live in hell now in Mariupol. There are shelling and bombing of the city — civilian areas.

3. Gennady Gudkov:

   The threat of terrorist activity has risen sharply in connection with the beginning of a mass bombing campaign in Syria, moreover, it has increased specifically in Moscow.

4. 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.

5. Mark Hertling:

   You have to understand the issues a little bit better than just bombing things, this is very complex and there are hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who believe they do have a country.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bombing