bombing

[US]/ˈbɒmɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈbɑːmɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bombing
v. bomb

Phrases & Collocations

suicide bombing

car bombing

precision bombing

Example Sentences

the bombing was attributed to the IRA.

public hysteria about the bombings

The village was obliterated in the bombing raid.

The most terrifying aspect of nuclear bombing is radiation.

we were bombing down the motorway at breakneck speed.

if the bombing starts, take cover in the basement.

planes were dive-bombing the aerodrome.

intensive bombing, training, marketing.

a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids.

The bombing turned the barracks into a charnel house.

collateral target damage from a bombing run.

He came bombing along the road towards them.

After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.

bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there.

the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell.

The bombing plane bristled with machine-gun bubble s.

The whole community was astir when the news came that the enemy bombing would be restored.

When the bombing started, the population fled to places of safety.

Real-world Examples

They may carry out suicide bombings.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

No one claimed responsibility for that bombing.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

Government forces have been bombing targets in Tigray.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2020 Collection

The United States has been bombing the group.

Source: VOA Standard September 2014 Collection

The Internet celebrates that Reddit has solved the bombing.

Source: newsroom

The worst incident was the bombing of the Marine barracks.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

A Sunni Muslim militant group said it carried out the bombing.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2019

Mr. Trump, speaking at the White House on Wednesday, called the attempted bombings despicable acts.

Source: New York Times

Mmm. We gotta hang this car bombing on him quick.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

More than 260 people were injured in last week's bombing.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

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