Bombshell - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbɑːmʃel|  American pronunciation of the word bombshell
Brit.  |ˈbɒmʃel|  British pronunciation of the word bombshell

noun

- an entertainer who has a sensational effect
she was a blonde bombshell
- a shocking surprise (syn: thunderbolt, thunderclap)
news of the attack came like a bombshell
- an explosive bomb or artillery shell

Extra examples

...discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell...

The book was a political bombshell.

Then came the bombshell: the factory was to close down.

Finally she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant, she said.

Finally she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant and I was the father.

Word forms

noun
singular: bombshell
plural: bombshells
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