fire-breathing

fire-breathing

See also: firebreathing and fire breathing

English

Alternative forms

• fire breathing

Etymology

fire +‎ breathing

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fire-breathing (not comparable)

1. (of a fabled animal, such as a dragon) That shoots fire from the mouth or nostrils
2. (idiomatic) caustic, vitriolic or scathing

Translations

that emits flame

Greek: Ancient: πυρίπνοος (purípnoos) Gujarati: આગ-ફૂંકતું (āga-phū̃ktũ)

Irish: craoslasrach Russian: огнеды́шащий (ru) (ognedýšaščij)