The Clue
Bombarding (8 letter answer)
The Answer
SHELLING
Tags
Notes
The answer SHELLING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SHELLING as a noun:
1. (barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling) = the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
SHELL as a verb:
1. (blast, shell) = use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
2. fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
4. look for and collect shells by the seashore
5. (beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish) = come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
6. remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
7. (husk, shell) = remove the husks from; "husk corn"