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blowing

[ bloh-ing ]

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noun

the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.
Metallurgy. a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.
Also called blow mold·ing [bloh, mohl-ding]. a method of producing hollowware by injecting air under pressure into a molten mass, as of glass or plastic, and shaping the material within a mold.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blowing¹

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; blow ², -ing ¹

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He waited until the board for four extra minutes went up before blowing kisses to his family in the stand and applauding the fans.

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It increasingly seems like our world is dominated by two types of leaders: those guided by gleeful, vindictive spite, and those guided by wherever the wind happens to be blowing that day.

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As he demonstrated last week at his very first news conference as the government’s top healthcare official, he was blowing smoke.

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I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

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These men are all having a great time together, blowing off some steam before their next day’s mission.

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