fire-breath·ing
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Definition of fire-breathing
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: breathing or appearing to breathe fire : able to produce a stream of fire from the mouth
fire-breathing dragons
2
: intimidatingly or violently aggressive in speech and manner
a fire-breathing orator
Other Words from fire-breathing
fire-breather
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ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrē-t͟hər
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noun
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“Fire-breathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-breathing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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