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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
     bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
     OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
     flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
     Flourish.]
     To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           How blows the citron grove.              --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
     AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
     bl["a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
     'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
     etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
     1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
        rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
        or from a pair of bellows.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
              blowing.                              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
        from the street.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
              to my face.                           --Bartlett.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical
        circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes
        used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic
        components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
        [PJC]
  
     9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;
        -- of inflatable tires.
        [PJC]
  
     To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
        [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
        coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
        oppose.
  
     To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
        for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
        
  
     To blow out.
        (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
            vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
        (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
  
     To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
        dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
        
  
     To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
        by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
        steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
        boiler blows up. ``The enemy's magazines blew up.''
        --Tatler.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  blowing \blowing\ n.
     1. processing that involves blowing a gas.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  blowing \blowing\ adj. prenom.
     1. windy.
  
     Syn: blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blowen, AS.
     bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,
     OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to
     flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. Blow to puff,
     Flourish.]
     To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
  
           How blows the citron grove.              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. Blew (bl[=u]); p. p. Blown
     (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Blowing.] [OE. blawen, blowen,
     AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.
     bl["a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.
     'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,
     etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]
     1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move
        rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
  
              Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.
  
     2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth
        or from a pair of bellows.
  
     3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
  
              Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and
              blowing.                              --Shak.
  
     4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
  
              There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.
  
     5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
  
     6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in
        from the street.
  
              The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
  
     7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
  
              You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything
              to my face.                           --Bartlett.
  
     To blow hot and cold (a saying derived from a fable of
        [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it
        coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to
        oppose.
  
     To blow off, to let steam escape through a passage provided
        for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
        
  
     To blow out.
        (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or
            vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
        (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
  
     To blow over, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be
        dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
        
  
     To blow up, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as
        by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of
        steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam
        boiler blows up. ``The enemy's magazines blew up.''
        --Tatler.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blowing
       n : processing that involves blowing a gas

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     vb.
     (present participle of en blow nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     vb.
     (present participle of en blow nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     vb.
     (present participle of en blow nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     vb.
     (present participle of en blow nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     Englanti n.
     puhaltaminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b low ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blowing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en blow ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb blow)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Blowing /blˈəʊɪŋ/
  الهبوب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blowing /blˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  vyfukování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blowing /blˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  vanoucí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blowing /blˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  foukání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blowing /blˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  foukající