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

  Blasting \Blast"ing\, n.
     1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious
        cause.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. --Amos
                                                    iv. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the
        business of one who blasts.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Blast \Blast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blasting.]
     1. To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to
        stop or check the growth of, and prevent from
        fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to
        shrivel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind.
                                                    --Gen. xii. 6.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague,
        calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes
        to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to
        blast pride, hopes, or character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll cross it, though it blast me.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Blasted with excess of light.         --T. Gray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To confound by a loud blast or din.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Trumpeters,
              With brazen din blast you the city's ear. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder,
        dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.
        [1913 Webster]

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

  Blast \Blast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blasting.]
     1. To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to
        stop or check the growth of, and prevent from
        fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to
        shrivel.
  
              Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind.
                                                    --Gen. xii. 6.
  
     2. Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague,
        calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes
        to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to
        blast pride, hopes, or character.
  
              I'll cross it, though it blast me.    --Shak.
  
              Blasted with excess of light.         --T. Gray.
  
     3. To confound by a loud blast or din.
  
              Trumpeters, With brazen din blast you the city's
              ear.                                  --Shak.
  
     4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder,
        dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.

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

  Blasting \Blast"ing\, n.
     1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious
        cause.
  
              I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. --Amos
                                                    iv. 9.
  
     2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the
        business of one who blasts.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  blasting
       adj 1: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden
              violence or plague or ruin; "the blasting effects of
              the intense cold on the budding fruit"; "the blasting
              force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in
              our faces"; "a ruinous war" [syn: ruinous]
       2: unpleasantly loud and penetrating; "the blaring noise of
          trumpets"; "shut our ears against the blasting music from
          his car radio" [syn: blaring]

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

  blasting
     vb.
     (present participle of en blast nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A planned explosion, as in mining.
     2 The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.

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

  BLASTing
     vb.
     (present participle of en BLAST nocat=1)

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

  blasting
     vb.
     (present participle of en blast nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A planned explosion, as in mining.
     2 The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.

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

  BLASTing
     vb.
     (present participle of en BLAST nocat=1)

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

  blasting
     vb.
     (present participle of en blast nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A planned explosion, as in mining.
     2 The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.

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

  BLASTing
     vb.
     (present participle of en BLAST nocat=1)

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

  blasting
     vb.
     (present participle of en blast nocat=1)
     n.
     1 A planned explosion, as in mining.
     2 The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.

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

  BLASTing
     vb.
     (present participle of en BLAST nocat=1)

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

  blasting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b last ing)

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

  blasting
     Engelska n.
     sprängning

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

  Blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  النّسف

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

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/ 
  odstřel

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

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/ 
  odstřelování

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

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/ 
  odpálení

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  Durchbrennen 
           Note: Sicherung

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  Sprengen , Sprengarbeit 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  Sprengung 
     Synonyms: exploding, shooting
  
   see: blastings, explodings, avalanche blasting, nuclear shooting, shot
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  Übersteuerung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  abstrahlend
   see: blast, blasted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  sprengend
   see: blast sth., blasted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  verdorren lassend, erfrieren lassend
   see: blast, blasted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  Schießarbeit  [min.]
     Synonyms: shot firing, shooting, primary blasting
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  brujanje, miniranje, rad s minama, rasprskavanje, zvučanje, žviždanje sirenom

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  blasting /blˈastɪŋ/
  1. robbanás
  2. pusztítás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɫæstɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "blasting":
     atmospherics, banging, blaring, blind spot, bursting, cracking,
     crashing, crawling, creeping, drift, exploding, explosive,
     fade-out, fading, flapping, interference, knocking, noise, popping,
     rapping, reception, slapping, slatting, static, tapping
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 引炸

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