Meanings
nounbombing (countable and uncountable, plural bombings)
plural bombings
- countableuncountableThe action of dropping bombs from the air.
- countableuncountableThe action of placing and detonating bombs.
- countableuncountableThe act of bombing a drug (wrapping it in a covering before swallowing it).
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bomb
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic تَفْجِير, قَصْف
- تَفْجِير (tafjīr)action of dropping bombs from the air
- قَصْف (qaṣf)action of dropping bombs from the air
Bulgarian бомбардиро́вка, бомбарди́ране
- бомбардиро́вка (bombardiróvka)action of dropping bombs from the air
- бомбарди́ране (bombardírane)action of dropping bombs from the air
Catalan bombardeig
- bombardeigaction of dropping bombs from the air
Chinese Mandarin 轟炸 /轰炸, 轟擊 /轰击
- 轟炸 /轰炸 (hōngzhà)action of dropping bombs from the air
- 轟擊 /轰击 (hōngjī)action of dropping bombs from the air
- 投彈 /投弹 (tóudàn)action of dropping bombs from the air
Czech bombardování
- bombardováníaction of dropping bombs from the air
Danish bombardement
- bombardementaction of dropping bombs from the air
Dutch bombardement
- bombardementaction of dropping bombs from the air
Estonian pommitamine
- pommitamineaction of dropping bombs from the air
Finnish pommitus, pommitus
- pommitusaction of dropping bombs from the air
- pommitusaction of placing and detonating bombs
French bombardement
- bombardementaction of dropping bombs from the air
German Bombardierung, Bombenanschlag
- Bombardierungaction of dropping bombs from the air
- Bombenanschlagaction of placing and detonating bombs
- Bombenanschlägeaction of placing and detonating bombs
Greek βομβαρδισμός
- βομβαρδισμός (vomvardismós)action of dropping bombs from the air
Hindi बमबारी
- बमबारी (bambārī)action of dropping bombs from the air
Hungarian bombázás
- bombázásaction of dropping bombs from the air
Icelandic sprengjuárás
- sprengjuárásaction of placing and detonating bombs
Italian bombardamento
- bombardamentoaction of dropping bombs from the air
Japanese 爆撃
- 爆撃 (bakugeki)action of dropping bombs from the air
Korean 폭격
- 폭격 (pokgyeok)action of dropping bombs from the air
Latvian bombardēšana
- bombardēšanaaction of dropping bombs from the air
Lithuanian bombardavimas
- bombardavimasaction of dropping bombs from the air
Norwegian Bokmål bombing, bombing
- bombingaction of dropping bombs from the air
- bombingaction of placing and detonating bombs
Persian بمباران
- بمباران (bombârân)action of dropping bombs from the air
Polish bombardowanie
- bombardowanieaction of dropping bombs from the air
Portuguese bombardeio
- bombardeioaction of dropping bombs from the air
Romanian bombardament
- bombardamentaction of dropping bombs from the air
Russian бомбардиро́вка, бомбёжка
- бомбардиро́вка (bombardiróvka)action of dropping bombs from the air
- бомбёжка (bombjóžka)action of dropping bombs from the air
- бомбомета́ние (bombometánije)action of dropping bombs from the air
- тера́кт (terákt)action of placing and detonating bombs
Slovak bombardovanie
- bombardovanieaction of dropping bombs from the air
Spanish bombardeo
- bombardeoaction of dropping bombs from the air
Swedish bombning, bombning
- bombningaction of dropping bombs from the air
- bombningaction of placing and detonating bombs
- bombattentataction of placing and detonating bombs
- sprängattentataction of placing and detonating bombs
Thai การทิ้งระเบิด
- การทิ้งระเบิดaction of dropping bombs from the air
Turkish bombardıman, bombalama
- bombardımanaction of dropping bombs from the air
- bombalamaaction of dropping bombs from the air
Ukrainian бомбардува́ння, бомбува́ння
- бомбардува́ння (bombarduvánnja)action of dropping bombs from the air
- бомбува́ння (bombuvánnja)action of dropping bombs from the air
- тера́кт (terákt)action of placing and detonating bombs
Urdu بمباری
- بمباری (bambārī)action of dropping bombs from the air
Vietnamese việc ném bom
- việc ném bomaction of dropping bombs from the air
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
bombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombing
MLA
“bombing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bombing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombing.
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