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blowing past

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

Meaning of blow past

Verb

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

  1. To easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.
    • I've just blown past my calorie limit for the day.

Questions about blowing past

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

Words near blowing past in the dictionary

  1. blowing out of proportion
  2. blowing out of proportions
  3. blowing out of the water
  4. blowing out one's bags
  5. blowing over
  6. blowing past
  7. blowing pipe
  8. blowing smoke
  9. blowing someone's back out
  10. blowing someone's brains out
  11. blowing someone's cover

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