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dropping a bombshell

dropping a bombshell is the present participle and gerund of drop a bombshell.

Meaning of drop a bombshell

Verb

drop a bombshell (third-person singular simple present drops a bombshell, present participle dropping a bombshell, simple past and past participle dropped a bombshell)

  1. (idiomatic) To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.
    • When the two men got together to discuss contract arrangements, the challenger dropped a bombshell.
      "If you lie down you can have the whole purse — $10,000," O'Brien told him.²³2000, Dan McCaffery, Tommy Burns: Canada's Unknown World Heavyweight Champion, page 135
    Synonyms:
    drop a bomb

Questions about dropping a bombshell

What is dropping a bombshell the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping a bombshell is the present participle and gerund of drop a bombshell.

Words near dropping a bombshell in the dictionary

  1. droppies
  2. droppin'
  3. dropping
  4. dropping a bollock
  5. dropping a bomb
  6. dropping a bombshell
  7. dropping a brick
  8. dropping a clanger
  9. dropping a dime
  10. dropping a dime on someone
  11. dropping a hint

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