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blasting off

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

Meaning of blast off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to begin ascent under rocket power
  2. (intransitive, slang) To get high on drugs.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To depart.

Questions about blasting off

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

Words near blasting off in the dictionary

  1. blasting away
  2. blasting cap
  3. blasting caps
  4. blasting gelatin
  5. blasting gelatine
  6. blasting off
  7. blasting out
  8. blasting up
  9. blastingly
  10. blastings
  11. blastissimo

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