foudroyer

== French == === Etymology === From foudre (“lightning”) +‎ -oyer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fu.dʁwa.je/ === Verb === foudroyer to strike (of lightning) 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 ==== foudroyant foudroyer du regard === Further reading === “foudroyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012