nuking
present participle ofnuke
nuke
verb[T]
uk/njuːk/us/nuːk/informal
tobombsomewherewithnuclearweapons:
The twocountrieswerethreateningto nuke each other.
mainlyUSinformal
toheatorcooksomething in amicrowaveoven
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
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Preparing food using heat
Examplesofnuking
nuking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The document also refers to improving the opportunities for women in decisionnuking.
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Having an official list to reference should prevent needlessnuking, and clean up what is at present a cluttered and confused scene. 7 groups signed the rules.
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- order about／around
- or else
- or other
- or rather
- or so
- or something
- other than
- out and out
- out cold
- out for
- out from under
- out in left field
- out in the cold
- out like a light
- out of
- out of action
- out of bounds
- out of breath
- out of character
- out of circulation
- out of commission
- out of condition
- out of date
- out of hand
- out of humor