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)

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

Translations

that emits flame

Belarusian: агняды́шны (ahnjadýšny)
Greek:
Ancient: πυρίπνοος (purípnoos)
Gujarati: આગ-ફૂંકતું (āga-phū̃ktũ)
Irish: craoslasrach
Russian: огнеды́шащий (ru) (ognedýšaščij)
Ukrainian: вогнеди́шний (vohnedýšnyj)

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