(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
(intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
(figuratively, transitive) To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
(transitive) To create or shape by blowing.
(transitive) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
(transitive) To clear of contents by forcing air through.
(transitive) To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
(intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
(intransitive) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
(intransitive) To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
(transitive) To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
(transitive) To cause the sudden destruction of.
(historical, transitive) To blow from a gun (method of executing a person).
(intransitive) To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
(ergative) To melt away because of overcurrent, creating a gap in a wire, thus stopping a circuit from operating.
(slang, transitive) To recklessly squander.
(idiomatic, informal, transitive) To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.
(intransitive, slang, stative) To be very undesirable.
(transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate.
(slang, transitive) To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
(intransitive) To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
(transitive) To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
(intransitive) (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
(obsolete, transitive) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
(obsolete, transitive) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
(intransitive) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
(transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
(dated, intransitive) To talk loudly; boast; brag.
(dated, slang, transitive) To slander, insult, critique or discredit (someone); to reprimand or scold (someone).
(UK, archaic, slang, transitive) To expose, or inform on.
(informal, intransitive, slang) To sing.
(colloquial, intransitive, slang) To flatulate or defecate.

(countable, uncountable) A strong wind.
(countable, informal, uncountable) A chance to catch one's breath.
(US, slang, uncountable) Cocaine.
(UK, slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
(slang, uncountable) Heroin.
(countable, informal, uncountable, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
(countable, uncountable) An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.

Used to express displeasure or frustration.

Blue.

An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
A damaging occurrence.
(Australia, historical) A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
(Australia, New-Zealand) An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”).

A state of flowering; a bloom.
A display or mass of flowers; a yield.
(figuratively) A display of anything bright or brilliant.

blowing

(Engels)

blow

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels

blowynge

Overgenomen van Oudengels

blāwende

Overgenomen van Oudengels

blāwung

In summary

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