Synonyms for boomerang
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : boo-muh-rang |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbu məˌræŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for boomerang Other synonyms for the word boomerang
Définition 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
- 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)
Antonyms for boomerang
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