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blasting away

blasting away is the present participle and gerund of blast away.

Meaning of blast away

Verb

blast away (third-person singular simple present blasts away, present participle blasting away, simple past and past participle blasted away)

  1. (transitive) To destroy by blasting with explosives.
  2. (intransitive, usually) To continue shooting rapidly.
    • They were blasting away at each other for 10 minutes before the shooting died down.

Questions about blasting away

What is blasting away the present participle and gerund of?
Blasting away is the present participle and gerund of blast away.

Words near blasting away in the dictionary

  1. blastier
  2. blastiest
  3. blastin'
  4. blastine
  5. blasting
  6. blasting away
  7. blasting cap
  8. blasting caps
  9. blasting gelatin
  10. blasting gelatine
  11. blasting off

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