boomerang
/ˈbumɚæŋ/ verb C2- To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
- To travel in a curved path.
- To abort a mission and return to base early. · For quotations using this term, see Citations:boomerang.
He/she/it boomerangs · Past boomeranged · Past participle boomeranged · -ing form boomeranging
Verb forms
- Base form
- boomerang
- He/she/it
- boomerangs
- Past
- boomeranged
- Past participle
- boomeranged
- -ing form
- boomeranging
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