blow one's nose
blow one's nose verb: to expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
Verb
blow one's nose (third-person singular simple present blows one's nose, present participle blowing one's nose, simple past blew one's nose, past participle blown one's nose)
- To expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
- You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur-king, you and all your silly English kaniggets [sic].1975, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (motion picture), spoken by French Taunter (John Cleese)
blow one's nose meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian
blow one's nose in Tagalog
- to expel mucus from nose
- singa, suminga
blow one's nose in Arabic
- to expel mucus from nose
- اِمْتَخَطَ imtaḵaṭa, مَخَطَ maḵaṭa, تَمَخَّطَ tamaḵḵaṭa
blow one's nose in Indonesian
- to expel mucus from nose
- melesit
blow one's nose in Persian
- to expel mucus from nose
- خلمیدن xolmidan, xelmidan, فین کردن fin kardan
More languagesFewer languages
- blow one's nose in Thai
- สั่งน้ำมูก sàng náam-mûuk
- blow one's nose in Vietnamese
- xì mũi, hỉ mũi
- blow one's nose in Myanmar
- ညှစ် hnyac
Forms of blow one's nose
| third-person singular present | blows one's nose |
|---|---|
| present participle | blowing one's nose |
| past | blew one's nose |
| past participle | blown one's nose |
Questions about blow one's nose
- What does blow one's nose mean?
- Blow one's nose means to expel mucus or other matter from one's nasal passages, via one's nostril, by force of lung power.
- What is blow one's nose in Tagalog?
- Blow one's nose in Tagalog is singa, suminga. See Blow one's nose meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is blow one's nose?
- Blow one's nose is a verb.
- What is the past tense of blow one's nose?
- The past tense of blow one's nose is blew one's nose.
Words near blow one's nose in the dictionary
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