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Definition of boomerang verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

boomerang

verb

NAmE//ˈbuməˌræŋ//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they boomerang

he / she / it boomerangs

past simple boomeranged

-ing form boomeranging

if a plan boomerangs on someone, it hurts them instead of the person it was intended to hurt synonym backfire

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