bombing B2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #6182 Meanings 1 noun An attack in which bombs are dropped or set off. The bombing of the city destroyed dozens of homes. 2 noun The act of placing and setting off bombs, especially as an act of terrorism. Police are still investigating who was behind the bombing. 3 verb Present participle of bomb: attacking a place with bombs. Enemy planes kept bombing the harbour through the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an attack in which bombs... bombardment Word family Forms bombings Derived forms bombinghamparabombingphotobombingr-bombingterror-bombingzoombombing Common collocations saturation bombing Noun + noun Topics War & Conflict Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bombing **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 6182 ## Meanings 1. An attack in which bombs are dropped or set off. 2. The act of placing and setting off bombs, especially as an act of terrorism. 3. Present participle of bomb: attacking a place with bombs. ## Examples - The bombing of the city destroyed dozens of homes. - Police are still investigating who was behind the bombing. - Enemy planes kept bombing the harbour through the night. ## Derived Forms - bombingham - parabombing - photobombing - r-bombing - terror-bombing - zoombombing ## Topics - War & Conflict - Actions & Processes markdown