blowing

verbnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ//
United States//ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ//
//ˈblaː.ɪn//

The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

verb

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Also a form of blowpresent participle and gerund of blow

Etymology

From Middle English blowynge, blowende, from Old English blāwende, from Proto-Germanic *blēandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”), equivalent to blow + -ing.

noun

1
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
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.

Etymology

From Middle English blowynge, blowyng, from Old English blāwung (“blowing”), equivalent to blow + -ing.

Forms

plural: blowings

blouse · A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons…blow · To produce an air current.Blow · A surname.

blowing · The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

blowjob · An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other phallic…blown · Distended, swollen, or inflated.blue · Of a blue hue.

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