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as in panting
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
that horse was really blowing after the race
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2
as in spending
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in exploding
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew
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as in shattering
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
one false move and we would be blown to bits
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as in flying
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in fumbling
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way
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as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved
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as in blooming
to produce flowers
longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow
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Recent Examples of blowing
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
San Francisco trailed 17-16 at halftime after blowing an early lead, but took over in the second half to cruise to a 41-23 win.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Somehow, this new sensation emitted an awareness of the magnitude in which skateboarding would warp my life, which only ratcheted up the anxiety of blowing it.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In one Minneapolis neighborhood filled with single-family homes, protesters confronted federal agents and attempted to disrupt their operations by blowing car horns and whistles and banging on drums.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
How much of this late-season collapse and Saturday’s season-ending debacle — blowing an 11-point lead with less than five minutes left — is on the head coach?
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
What To Know In , the Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island are expected to see blowing snow and strong southeasterly winds from early Sunday morning through the afternoon.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The space was stifling in the Louisiana heat, so fans were blowing for everyone inside.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Federal officers fired tear gas Monday to break up a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders in Minneapolis who showed up to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents, just a few blocks from where Good was fatally shot.
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“Blowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowing. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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