boomeranging

verb

present participle of boomerang
as in collapsing
to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect the well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it

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Recent Examples of boomeranging The idea of Miami boomeranging from 7-10 to make the playoffs next year and maybe even end that playoff-victory drought is not be crazy. — Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boomeranging
  1. collapsing
  2. flopping
  3. backfiring
Verb
  • Teen sleep is quietly collapsing, and the device on the nightstand is a big reason why.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In June, its day center sustained damages from a storm that hit Charlotte, with the roof collapsing in the center’s dining room.
    — Zaire Breedlove August 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapsing
Verb
  • Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Perez chugged around the bases before belly-flopping into third base with his trademark smile.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of flopping
Verb
  • Or the war inside Iran by a regime whose new fear campaign against its people appears to be backfiring?
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026
  • With the decision to keep Cole in backfiring and the Bombers’ bats silent against Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers’ bullpen, the Yankees began their second half with a 2-1 loss to the back-to-back champions.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of backfiring

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“Boomeranging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boomeranging. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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