Blowing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Blowing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of blow.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of blow.
More Meanings
- The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
Example Sentences
the blowings of a trumpet
the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner
[…] the tea had been poured from the cups into the deep saucers from which it would have been drunk with genteel blowings and whiffings, according to the custom of the time.
Word Forms
- blowings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blow out, bump, screw up, ball up, puff, burn out.
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