blasting
verbnounattested in dialogue
A planned explosion, as in mining.
verb
- 1
Also a form of blastpresent participle and gerund of blast
The TV is blasting. Please turn it down!
Etymology
From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + -ing (present participle ending).
noun
- 1
A planned explosion, as in mining.
But it was a different matter altogether when the blasting of the tunnel was commenced.
- 2
The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller: if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities, whatsoeuer plague, whatsoeuer sicknes there be;
They showed signs of the blightings and blastings of time, in their outward aspect, but they were young within; young and cheerful, and ready to talk […]
- 3
slangAdministering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising.
Etymology
From Middle English blastyng, blastynge, equivalent to blast + -ing (gerundive ending).
Forms
- plural
- blastings
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