blunderbuss
blun·der·buss
blunderbuss · blunderbusses · blunderbussed · blunderbussing
To shoot with a blunderbussTo shoot with a blunderbuss.
UK/ˈblʌn.dəˌbʌs/US/ˈblʌn.dɚˌbʌs/
Meaning
1 sensesTo shoot with a blunderbuss.
Origin
From Dutch donderbus (“blunderbuss”, literally “thunder gun”), which was altered under theFrom Dutch donderbus (“blunderbuss”, literally “thunder gun”), which was altered under the influence of blunder.
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Forms
blunderbusses, blunderbussing, blunderbussed, blunderbussed| Base form | blunderbuss · to blunderbuss |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | blunderbusses |
| Present participle | blunderbussing |
| Past simple | blunderbussed |
| Past participle | blunderbussed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.