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blowing¹

  • /ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈblaː.ɪn/ Northumbria, UK
  • /ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

Where it comes from

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.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of blow

blowing²

  • /ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈblaː.ɪn/ Northumbria, UK
  • /ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun blowings

  1. The act of one who blows, or that which blows. the blowings of a trumpet

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: blow out, bump, screw up, ball up, puff, burn out, fluff, waste, shock, blast, setback, gust, mess up, louse up, spoil, squander

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@misc{blowing_2026,
  title = {blowing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blowing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}