noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɒmɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒmɪŋ
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The action of dropping bombs from the air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The action of placing and detonating bombs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of bombing a drug (wrapping it in a covering before swallowing it).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of bomb
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an attack by dropping bombs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bombardment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
Narrower terms: bombing run, carpet bombing, area bombing, saturation bombing
6
noun
Meaning 6
the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sabotage
Narrower terms: suicide bombing
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
bombardim
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Arabic:
تَفْجِير
(tafjīr)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Arabic:
قَصْف
(qaṣf)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Armenian:
ռմբակոծություն
(ṙmbakocutʻyun)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Azerbaijani:
bombardman
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Azerbaijani:
bombalama
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Belarusian:
бамбардзіро́ўка
(bambardzirówka)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Belarusian:
бамбёжка
(bambjóžka)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Belarusian:
бамбардава́нне
(bambardavánnje)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Bulgarian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Bulgarian:
бомбарди́ране
(bombardírane)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Catalan:
bombardeig
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Chinese Mandarin:
轟炸 /轰炸
(hōngzhà)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Chinese Mandarin:
轟擊 /轰击
(hōngjī)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Chinese Mandarin:
投彈 /投弹
(tóudàn)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Czech:
bombardování
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Danish:
bombardement
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Dutch:
bombardement
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Estonian:
pommitamine
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Finnish:
pommitus
— action of dropping bombs from the air
French:
bombardement
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Georgian:
დაყუმბარება
(daq̇umbareba)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Georgian:
დაბომბვა
(dabombva)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
German:
Bombardierung
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Greek:
βομβαρδισμός
(vomvardismós)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Hindi:
बमबारी
(bambārī)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Hungarian:
bombázás
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Italian:
bombardamento
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Japanese:
爆撃
(bakugeki)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Kazakh:
бомбалау
(bombalau)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Korean:
폭격
(pokgyeok)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Kyrgyz:
бомбалоо
(bombaloo)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Latvian:
bombardēšana
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Lithuanian:
bombardavimas
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Macedonian:
бомбарди́рање
(bombardíranje)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Marathi:
बाँबफेक
(bŏmbphek)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Marathi:
बाँबवर्षाव
(bŏmbvarṣāv)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Norman:
bombéthie
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Norwegian Bokmål:
bombing
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bombing
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Persian:
بمباران
(bombârân)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Polish:
bombardowanie
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Portuguese:
bombardeio
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Romanian:
bombardament
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Russian:
бомбардиро́вка
(bombardiróvka)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Russian:
бомбёжка
(bombjóžka)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Russian:
бомбомета́ние
(bombometánije)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Serbo-Croatian:
бомбардовање
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Serbo-Croatian:
bombardovanje
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Slovak:
bombardovanie
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Slovene:
bombardiranje
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Spanish:
bombardeo
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Swedish:
bombning
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Tajik:
бомбаборон
(bombaboron)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Thai:
การทิ้งระเบิด
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Turkish:
bombardıman
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Turkish:
bombalama
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Ukrainian:
бомбардува́ння
(bombarduvánnja)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Ukrainian:
бомбува́ння
(bombuvánnja)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Urdu:
بمباری
(bambārī)
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Uzbek:
bombardimon
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Uzbek:
bombardirovka
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Vietnamese:
việc ném bom
— action of dropping bombs from the air
Belarusian:
тэра́кт
(terákt)
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Finnish:
pommitus
— action of placing and detonating bombs
German:
Bombenanschlag
— action of placing and detonating bombs
German:
Bombenanschläge
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Icelandic:
sprengjuárás
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Norwegian Bokmål:
bombing
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bombing
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Russian:
тера́кт
(terákt)
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Swedish:
bombning
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Swedish:
bombattentat
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Swedish:
sprängattentat
— action of placing and detonating bombs
Ukrainian:
тера́кт
(terákt)
— action of placing and detonating bombs
