blowing

English Online Dictionary. What means blowing‎? What does blowing mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Etymology 1

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

blowing

1. present participle and gerund of blow

Etymology 2

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

Noun

blowing (plural blowings)

1. The act of one who blows, or that which blows.

   the blowings of a trumpet

   the puffings and blowings of an unfit runner

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Bowling, bowling

Middle English

Noun

blowing

1. Alternative form of blowynge (“blowing”)