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cannonading

cannonading is the present participle and gerund of cannonade.

Meaning of cannonade

Verb

cannonade (third-person singular simple present cannonades, present participle cannonading, simple past and past participle cannonaded)

  1. To discharge artillery fire upon.

See all 3 meanings of cannonade

Noun

cannonading (plural cannonadings)

  1. A discharge of artillery fire.
    • Deputies waited on the governor of the castle and obtained a respite from the cannonading for a few days ; but a centry of the Pretender's army in the mean time firing at some people who were carrying provisions to the garrison, a sharp attack commenced, which did considerable damage to the...1820, Views in Edinburgh and Its Vicinity
    • […] the King's Entrance takes place under volleyings and cannonadings.1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC

Adjective

cannonading (comparative more cannonading, superlative most cannonading)

  1. A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot

Forms of cannonading

Noun
pluralcannonadings
Adjective
comparativemore cannonading
superlativemost cannonading

Questions about cannonading

What does cannonading mean?
Cannonading means a discharge of artillery fire.
What is cannonading the present participle and gerund of?
Cannonading is the present participle and gerund of cannonade.
What part of speech is cannonading?
Cannonading can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of cannonading?
The plural of cannonading is cannonadings.

Words near cannonading in the dictionary

  1. cannonade
  2. cannonaded
  3. cannonader
  4. cannonaders
  5. cannonades
  6. cannonading
  7. cannonadings
  8. Cannonau
  9. cannonball
  10. cannonball effect
  11. cannonball fungi

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