blowing down
blowing down is the present participle and gerund of blow down.
Meaning of blow down
Verb
blow down (third-person singular simple present blows down, present participle blowing down, simple past blew down, past participle blown down)
- To knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.
- To clean off from top to bottom with an air current from a compressed air hose.
- Blow down this enclosure and do some chip handling before you run this machine any further.
- Synonym of dirty down.
- Synonyms:
- dirty down
- To kill (someone) with a gun.
- To signal to someone by blowing into a whistle.
Questions about blowing down
- What is blowing down the present participle and gerund of?
- Blowing down is the present participle and gerund of blow down.
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