boomerang
noun
a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
boomerangs
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pluralof boomerang.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof boomerang (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
boomerangnouna bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
Example Sentences
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Collier posts boomerangs of herself flexing twice a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"We have turnovers, liners, hooks, boomerangs, knuckles. And they all do different things," Koch said in an interview with the NFL in 2016.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
But “Poor Things,” based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, also boomerangs back to the trailblazing Shelley by applying a decidedly feminist touch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
Once he did, Evans installed an electric-blue Formica countertop with boomerangs and retro-style appliances that she bought from Home Depot, finishing the look with a set of swivel counter stools with wood laminate backs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Inexplicably, Clyde started flinging magazines across the room like he was throwing boomerangs.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
