blowing

[bloh-ing]

noun

1. the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.

2. Metallurgy.,  a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.

3. Also called blow molding. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blowing¹

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

Example Sentences

Like a driver hunting for an off-ramp on an unfamiliar highway, officials risk blowing past the exit if they wait too long.

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Before she'd even left the stage, Carlile's phone was blowing up with texts from people "so famous I couldn't fathom it".

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Although he was a staunch conservative from the beginning, Rubio showed early on an aptitude for sensing which way the wind was blowing.

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But a metal casing on well SS-25 had corroded, and gas began blowing out at very high volumes.

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Since Sept. 1, the United States has been blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea and killing people on board with apparent impunity.

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