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blowing one's nose

blowing one's nose is the present participle and gerund of blow one's nose.

Meaning of blow one's nose

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)

  1. (intransitive) 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)

Questions about blowing one's nose

What is blowing one's nose the present participle and gerund of?
Blowing one's nose is the present participle and gerund of blow one's nose.

Words near blowing one's nose in the dictionary

  1. blowing off steam
  2. blowing one's chance
  3. blowing one's cool
  4. blowing one's lid
  5. blowing one's load
  6. blowing one's nose
  7. blowing one's own trumpet
  8. blowing one's stack
  9. blowing one's top
  10. blowing one's wad
  11. blowing one's wig

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