adjective

• 1(of a mythical creature) capable of exhaling flames.

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  • ‘the enormous fire-breathing dragon’

  1. 1.1Denoting a person who takes fuel into their mouth and spits it out over a flame to produce a jet of fire as a form of entertainment.
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     • ‘they hired fire-breathing entertainers to amuse their guests’

• 2Characterized by an intensely zealous or aggressive manner of expression.

  ‘a novel with fearless, fire-breathing prose’

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  • ‘this famously fire-breathing woman turned out to be an amicable companion’