love-bomb

Australia/ˈlɐvbɔm/

verb

To be exceptionally loving to; to bestow a lot of love on, especially to gain influence on a person.

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Meanings

verblove-bomb (third-person singular simple present love-bombs, present participle love-bombing, simple past and past participle love-bombed)

present singular third person love-bombs · participle present love-bombing · participle past love-bombed · past love-bombed

  1. transitiveTo be exceptionally loving to; to bestow a lot of love on, especially to gain influence on a person.

    You love-bombed me until I was so full of love, I gave it back to you.

    2022, E. J. Frost, Quaternion, →ISBN
    1 more example

    He love-bombed me and sent me excessive words of affirmation. He told me I was special, that I was the only one in the world whom he had ever loved and would ever love.

    2022, Mimi Zhu, Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection, Penguin, →ISBN, page xxiv
nounlove-bomb (plural love-bombs)

plural love-bombs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of love bomb.

Translations

Spanish bombardear amorosamente
  • bombardear amorosamenteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

love-bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love-bomb

MLA

“love-bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love-bomb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “love-bomb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love-bomb.

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