Backfiring

Language: English
Pronunciation: back-fir-ing
Part of Speech: noun

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(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.

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"come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect"

"emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire"

"set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire"

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