English Explanatory Dictionary

blowing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of blow
noun
  1. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

Pronunciation

/ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ /ˈblaː.ɪn/ /ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/ en-us-blowing.ogg

Word forms

blowing blowings

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.

Derived words

glassblowing leafblowing safeblowing stoneblowing upblowing whistleblowing
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