bombing
Pronunciation: [ˈbɒmɪŋ]
Word
Context: “military”
(noun) the act of attacking a place with bombs from the air. It's when airplanes drop bombs to destroy buildings or other targets.
Example
The bombing of the enemy base was successful.
Example
There was no bombing during the peace negotiations.
Example
Why did the city suffer so much from the bombing?
Context: “fail”
(verb) to do something really badly, especially in a way that causes failure. Like when an actor forgets their lines during a play.
Example
The comedian's jokes made the audience laugh, she really killed it and didn’t bomb at all!
Example
He bombed during the test because he didn’t study.
Example
Did you bomb the presentation yesterday?
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