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mail bombing

mail bombing is the present participle and gerund of mail bomb.

Meaning of mail bomb

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To send a mail bomb (of either sense).

See all 3 meanings of mail bomb

Noun

mail bombing (plural mail bombings)

  1. The act of sending a mail bomb; an attack by a mail bomb.
    • Baptist minister and former Republican member of Congress John Buchanan warned that Sheldon and his followers "pollute the climate of our society and make hatred socially acceptable." Mail-bombings against judges and civil rights leaders, defacing of synagogues, and "widespread anti-gay violence"...1990 February 4, John Zeh, “Hundreds Protest Homosexuality 'Summit'”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 3

Forms of mail bombing

pluralmail bombings

Questions about mail bombing

What does mail bombing mean?
Mail bombing means the act of sending a mail bomb; an attack by a mail bomb.
What is mail bombing the present participle and gerund of?
Mail bombing is the present participle and gerund of mail bomb.
What part of speech is mail bombing?
Mail bombing is a noun.
What is the plural of mail bombing?
The plural of mail bombing is mail bombings.

Words near mail bombing in the dictionary

  1. mail art
  2. mail bag
  3. mail bags
  4. mail bomb
  5. mail bombed
  6. mail bombing
  7. mail bombings
  8. mail bombs
  9. mail box
  10. mail boxes
  11. mail car

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