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Antonyms for boomerang

Grammar : Verb
Spell : boo-muh-rang
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbu məˌræŋ

Definition of boomerang

Origin :
  • 1827, adapted from an extinct Aboriginal languages of New South Wales, Australia. Another variant, perhaps, was wo-mur-rang (1798).
  • verb backfire
Example sentences :
  • But then it occurred to me that there was a way of using the weapon which threatened, as a boomerang.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • But the boomerang had come to my hand, and I'd caught it on the fly.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • "Boomerang" is the joint nom-de-plume of a Young Australian and his collaborator.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • Pat Valdo hurries off to prepare for his boomerang throwing.
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • Bewildered, she tried to retaliate with the boomerang of vituperation.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • The native Australians called this constellation "The Boomerang."
  • Extract from : « A Field Book of the Stars » by William Tyler Olcott
  • Either a club such as savages use or something to throw like a boomerang.
  • Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston
  • Pullingo, who had brought his boomerang, at once eyed them eagerly.
  • Extract from : « Twice Lost » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Occasionally, too, Pullingo brought some down with his boomerang.
  • Extract from : « Twice Lost » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The Boomerang was about as long as two street cars, and about as wide as one.
  • Extract from : « Roughing It » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Synonyms for boomerang

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