foudroyer

French

Etymology

foudre (lightning) + -oyer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu.dʁwa.je/

Verb

foudroyer

  1. to strike (of lightning)
  2. to devastate; to cause to be thunderstruck

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the ‘y’ with an ‘i’ before a silent ‘e’.

Derived terms

Further reading

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