blowing

[US]/'bləuiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of sending out a current of air, expelling, or inflating.

Phrases & Collocations

blowing wind

blowing bubbles

blowing out candles

blowing in

blowing agent

blowing machine

air blowing

blowing out

blowing rate

bottle blowing machine

blowing sand

mind blowing

blowing device

blowing down

blowing snow

steam blowing

glass blowing

Example Sentences

The wind was blowing northerly.

The wind was blowing northwest.

it was almost blowing a gale.

a bugle blowing taps.

The dust was blowing in the streets.

It was blowing an angry storm.

He is blowing a trumpet.

A northeast wind is blowing strongly.

The wind is blowing from the northwest.

The wind is blowing southwesterly.

cotton curtains blowing in the breeze.

a small pump for blowing up balloons.

a gale was blowing from the east.

with the wind blowing into your face.

children blowing party squeakers.

a mind-blowing horror story.

The leaves are blowing about.

A little breeze is blowing in from the window.

Real-world Examples

Life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.

Source: NPR News October 2016 Compilation

Auction by auction, hammer blow by hammer blow, everything was taken.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

They say siege ended with the gunmen blowing themselves up.

Source: BBC Listening February 2015 Collection

You know what? I'm blowing off judo today.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Blow, wind, blow; Make the ship go!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 1

That's crazy, " blew my mind" , " he blew my mind" .

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Yes, which is not just blowing bubbles.

Source: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

At least the slides were good, that is, until the bulb in the projector blew.

Source: New question types for the CET-6 (College English Test Band 6).

The wind is blowing. It is blowing gently.

Source: Shanghai Education Edition Oxford Primary English (Grade 5, Volume 1)

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