Backfire Past Tense

The past tense of Backfire is backfired.

1. backfire

noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine.

Rhymes with Backfire

• brushfire
• crossfire
• foxfire
• gunfire
• hamsphire
• hellfire
• sunfire

Sentences with backfire

1. Verb, base form
Punishing a teenager who was unaware that she could not leave without permission can backfire.

2. backfire

verb. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire.

3. backfire

noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path.

4. backfire

verb. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire.

5. backfire

noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] a miscalculation that recoils on its maker.

6. backfire

noun. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired.

7. backfire

verb. ['ˈbækˌfaɪr'] come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.