Meaning & use
Bombarding
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Attacking continuously with bombs, shells, or gunfire, or figuratively overwhelming someone with a large number of things.
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Enemy forces were bombarding the city from positions in the hills.
Reporters kept bombarding the spokesperson with questions after the announcement.
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Bombarding is the present participle of 'bombard,' which shares a root with 'bomb' and originally referred specifically to attacking with cannon fire.
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