blowing
[ bloh-ing ]
/ ˈbloʊ ɪŋ /
noun
the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.
Metallurgy.
a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.
Also called blow molding.
a method of producing hollowware by injecting air under pressure into a molten mass, as of glass or plastic, and shaping the material within a mold.
Words nearby blowing
Definition for blowing (2 of 3)
Origin of blow
2
before 1000; Middle English
blowen (v.), Old English
blāwan; cognate with Latin
flāre to blow
Definition for blowing (3 of 3)
blow
3
[ bloh ]
/ bloʊ /
noun
a yield or display of blossoms: the lilac's lavender blows.
a display of anything bright or brilliant: a rich, full blow of color.
state of blossoming; a flowering: a border of tulips in full blow.
verb (used with or without object), blew, blown, blow·ing.
Archaic.
to blossom or cause to blossom.
Origin of blow
3
before 1000; Middle English
blowen (v.), Old English
blōwan; akin to German
blühen to bloom, Latin
flōs
flower
Example sentences from the Web for blowing
British Dictionary definitions for blowing (1 of 3)
blow
1
/ (bləʊ) /
verb blows, blowing, blew or blown
noun
Word Origin for blow
Old English
blāwan, related to Old Norse
blǣr gust of wind, Old High German
blāen, Latin
flāre
British Dictionary definitions for blowing (2 of 3)
blow
2
/ (bləʊ) /
noun
a powerful or heavy stroke with the fist, a weapon, etc
at one blow or at a blow
by or with only one action; all at one time
a sudden setback; unfortunate event
to come as a blow
come to blows
- to fight
- to result in a fight
an attacking action
a blow for freedom
Australian and NZ
a stroke of the shears in sheep-shearing
Word Origin for blow
C15: probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
bliuwan to beat
British Dictionary definitions for blowing (3 of 3)
blow
3
/ (bləʊ) /
verb blows, blowing, blew or blown
(intr)
(of a plant or flower) to blossom or open out
(tr)
to produce (flowers)
noun
a mass of blossoms
the state or period of blossoming (esp in the phrase in full blow)
Word Origin for blow
Old English
blōwan; related to Old Frisian
blōia to bloom, Old High German
bluoen, Latin
flōs flower; see
bloom
1
Idioms and Phrases with blowing
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