blew

[ bloo ]
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verb
  1. simple past tense of blow2.

  2. simple past tense of blow3.

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How to use blew in a sentence

  • Bits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.

    Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
  • The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.

  • Now he blew out the lamp and stood over me in the half-light, holding out a hand.

  • It was a windy night and a sudden gust blew his tall hat into the river, and after it unfortunately dropped the meerschaum.

  • It was a rather depressed stock-hand, name of Flood, who blew cigarette smoke out over the brow of Writing-Stone that evening.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for blew

blew

/ (bluː) /


verb
  1. the past tense of blow 1

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