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blowing a cloud

blowing a cloud is the present participle and gerund of blow a cloud.

Meaning of blow a cloud

Verb

blow a cloud (third-person singular simple present blows a cloud, present participle blowing a cloud, simple past blew a cloud, past participle blown a cloud)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To smoke a cigar or pipe.
    • Jack Randall's Scrap-Book
      Let me blow a cloud, or a bender spend
      At the Pig and Tinder-Box nightly.

Questions about blowing a cloud

What is blowing a cloud the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing a cloud is the present participle and gerund of blow a cloud.

Words near blowing a cloud in the dictionary

  1. blowier
  2. blowies
  3. blowiest
  4. blowin'
  5. blowing
  6. blowing a cloud
  7. blowing a fuse
  8. blowing a hole through
  9. blowing a kiss
  10. blowing a load
  11. blowing agent

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