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单词 cannonballing
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cannonball

1 of 2

noun

can·​non·​ball ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl How to pronounce cannonball (audio)
1
: a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon
2
: a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest
3
: a hard flat tennis service
4
: an express train

cannonball

2 of 2

verb

cannonballed; cannonballing; cannonballs

intransitive verb

: to travel with great speed

Synonyms

Verb

  • barrel
  • belt
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blow
  • bolt
  • bomb [slang]
  • bowl
  • breeze
  • bundle
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • careen
  • career
  • chase
  • course
  • crack (on)
  • dash
  • drive
  • fly
  • hare
  • hasten
  • hie
  • highball
  • hotfoot (it)
  • hump
  • hurl
  • hurry
  • hurtle
  • hustle
  • jet
  • jump
  • motor
  • nip
  • pelt
  • race
  • ram
  • rip
  • rocket
  • run
  • rush
  • rustle
  • scoot
  • scurry
  • scuttle
  • shoot
  • speed
  • step
  • tear
  • travel
  • trot
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • zip
  • zoom
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Example Sentences

Verb a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In 2019, the group discovered musket balls, leg bones and a six-pound cannonball at the site. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022 Or been at the apex of a cannonball into the pool, only to realize their phone was still in their back pocket? David Brandt, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 The State Police bomb squad responded to assess the cannonball and an X-ray revealed an unknown substance inside. Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2022 Sisters attempted to master a cannonball, pitter-pattering to the edge and adjusting their jump based on their stepmom's pointers. Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022 The game is played by teams that must cross the finish line with the fewest throws of a 28-ounce cannonball. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2022 Explosives dating back to the 19th century are relatively rare, as the iron tends to corrode—though in 2021, a metal detecting enthusiast discovered a live explosive cannonball near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022 The coming months are more of a toe-dip than a full-on cannonball into international waters. Erin Berger, Outside Online, 1 July 2014 In an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics, Miles Macik, of Northville, jumped cannonball-style into a pop-up pool full of ice water at the festival's Polar Plunge fundraiser just after 1 p.m. on Saturday. Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2022
Verb
Solmund Nystabakk, 40, who watched his son cannonball into the fjord by the Edvard Munch museum, said that the moment a wild animal appeared out of its natural habitat, people projected personality onto it. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 For anyone who’s so constrained but still longing to sip a cocktail while soaking on a pool step or to cannonball in after a long day, these little dippers can appeal. Allison Duncan, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Go swimming in Copper Canyon where folks cannonball from the rocks, or spend a quiet day exploring the details of the shoreline. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2021 Excitement is important and the Volvo XC40 is like the guy at the party who showed up just to cannonball into the pool from the roof. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 9 May 2021 Over the weekend, David, Victoria, and their kids joined Elton John and David Furnish on a yacht trip in the South of France for an Instagram-worthy day of bonding, sunbathing, and cannonballing into the sea. Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Aug. 2019 In February 2017, Ford cannonballed into the market, investing $1 billion self-driving startup Argo. Alex Davies, WIRED, 31 May 2018 In what can be considered typical Harbaugh fashion at this point, the Wolverines coach went ahead and cannonballed into the poll wearing his trademark khakis and polo. Chris Kwiecinski, ajc, 30 Sep. 2017 Amazon effectively cannonballed into the placid waters of the grocery industry by grabbing headlines with price cuts. Greg Trotter, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1899, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cannonball

noun

can·​non·​ball ˈka-nən-ˌbȯl How to pronounce cannonball (audio)
1
: a usually round solid missile (as of stone or metal) for firing from a cannon
2
: a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest

cannonballing

verb

present participle of cannonball
as in racing
to proceed or move quickly a dune buggy came recklessly cannonballing down the crowded beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • racing
  • flying
  • rushing
  • speeding
  • jumping
  • zipping
  • scurrying
  • traveling
  • trotting
  • hurrying
  • driving
  • chasing
  • scooting
  • darting
  • running
  • blasting
  • buzzing
  • blowing
  • travelling
  • bowling
  • stepping
  • hurtling
  • dashing
  • scuttling
  • ramming
  • zooming
  • barreling
  • whirling
  • tearing
  • rocketing
  • jogging
  • hurling
  • careening
  • shooting
  • ripping
  • blazing
  • careering
  • bolting
  • hustling
  • pelting
  • humping
  • highballing
  • breezing
  • haring
  • motoring
  • hying
  • barrelling
  • galloping
  • bustling
  • hastening
  • belting
  • coursing
  • jetting
  • rustling
  • whisking
  • nipping
  • bombing
  • bundling
  • beetling
  • scampering
  • hieing
  • sprinting
  • scudding
  • beating it
  • flitting
  • whizzing
  • stampeding
  • streaking
  • accelerating
  • scuffling
  • stepping on it
  • shaking a leg
  • hotfooting (it)
  • making tracks
  • cracking (on)
  • outrunning
  • getting a move on
  • beelining
  • overtaking
  • outpacing
  • arrowing
  • outstripping
  • quickening
  • stepping out
  • catching up
  • fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dragging
  • poking
  • lingering
  • strolling
  • poking
  • lagging
  • hanging (around or out)
  • loitering
  • dawdling
  • ambling
  • shuffling
  • sauntering
  • dallying
  • lumbering
  • plodding
  • decelerating
  • dillydallying
  • tarrying
  • slowing (down or up)
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