BACKFIRING
Verb
backfiring
present participle of backfire
Noun
backfiring (plural backfirings)
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
Source: Wiktionary
BACKFIRE
Back"-fire`, v. i.
1. (Engin.)
Definition: To have or experience a back fire or back fires; -- said of an internal-combustion engine.
2. Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of from the external jet of mixed gas and air. -- Back"-fir`ing, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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