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blowing in

blowing in is the present participle and gerund of blow in.

Meaning of blow in

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To unexpectedly and casually arrive.
    • [Patrick Star is attempting to sweep the floor of the Krusty Krab with the wrong end of the broom] Hey pal, you just blow in from Stupid Town?2000 February 3, “Big Pink Loser”, in SpongeBob SquarePants, season 2, episode 23a, spoken by Incidental 41 (Dee Bradley Baker)
    Synonyms:
    drop in, pop in
  2. (slang, transitive) To waste large amounts of something (typically money); to squander.
  3. (transitive) To activate a blast furnace by eliminating moisture and then igniting a large amount of fuel.

Questions about blowing in

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

Words near blowing in in the dictionary

  1. blowing down
  2. blowing from a gun
  3. blowing hot and cold
  4. blowing house
  5. blowing houses
  6. blowing in
  7. blowing into
  8. blowing it
  9. blowing it out one's ass
  10. blowing mill
  11. blowing mills

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