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fire-breathing

fire-breathing adjective: that expels fire from the mouth and nostrils.

Adjective

fire-breathing (not comparable)

  1. (such as a dragon) That expels fire from the mouth and nostrils.
    • a fire-breathing dragon
    • Medea for the loue of Iaſon, taught him how to tame the fire breathing braſſ feeted Bulls, and kill the mighty dragon that kept the golden fleece[.]1632, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Henry Cryps, page 548
  2. (literary) That emits or belches forth fire.
    • The deadly fire-breathing Cannon roar,
      Sending destructive Heralds thro' the Field.1706, Charles Johnson, Ramelies: A Poem, London: Ben Bragg, page 8
  3. (idiomatic) caustic, vitriolic or scathing.
    • a fire-breathing rant

fire-breathing meaning in Gujarati

fire-breathing in Gujarati

that emits flame
આગ-ફૂંકતું āga-phū̃ktũ

Forms of fire-breathing

alternative formfire breathing
alternative formfirebreathing

Origin of fire-breathing

From fire + breathing.

Questions about fire-breathing

What does fire-breathing mean?
Fire-breathing means that expels fire from the mouth and nostrils.
What is fire-breathing in Gujarati?
Fire-breathing in Gujarati is આગ-ફૂંકતું (āga-phū̃ktũ). See Fire-breathing meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is fire-breathing?
Fire-breathing is an adjective.

Words near fire-breathing in the dictionary

  1. fire-boards
  2. fire-bote
  3. fire-botes
  4. fire-breather
  5. fire-breathers
  6. fire-breathing
  7. fire-bucket
  8. fire-buckets
  9. fire-capped tit
  10. fire-capped tits
  11. fire-cracker

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