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blitzing

/ˈblɪtsɪŋ/

blitzing is the present participle and gerund of blitz.

Meaning of blitz

Verb

blitz (third-person singular simple present blitzes, present participle blitzing, simple past and past participle blitzed)

  1. (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
    • So the question remains — what to do with ignorance, which I must presume is deliberate, as in this media-blitzed era it is not possible to be truly ignorant after age 12.1990 February 4, Chrystos, “Headaches And Ruminations”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 9
    Synonyms:
    charge
  2. (intransitive) To perform a blitz.
    • The Washington High defense almost always blitzes on third down.
  3. (transitive) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
    • To make nut roast, you have to blitz the nuts in the food processor before adding the parsley and breadcrumbs.
    Synonyms:
    zhoosh
  4. (informal, transitive) To do something quickly or in one session.

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Phrases with blitzing

Questions about blitzing

What is blitzing the present participle and gerund of?
Blitzing is the present participle and gerund of blitz.
How do you pronounce blitzing?
Blitzing is pronounced /ˈblɪtsɪŋ/.

Words near blitzing in the dictionary

  1. Blitzen
  2. blitzer
  3. blitzers
  4. blitzes
  5. blitzes out
  6. blitzing
  7. blitzing out
  8. Blitzingen
  9. blitzkrieg
  10. blitzkriegs
  11. blitzscale

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