blowing
/ˈbloʊ.ɪŋ/
noun
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
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Noun 1 meaning
The act of one who blows, or that which blows.
“the blowings of a trumpet”
Where it comes from
Etymology
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.
BLOWING at a glance
BLOWING has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (B 3 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,012 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with blowing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- FLOWING14
- GLOWING12
- SLOWING11
- PLOWING13
- BLAWING13
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