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blowing smoke

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

Meaning of blow smoke

Verb

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

  1. To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
    • Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?

Questions about blowing smoke

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

Words near blowing smoke in the dictionary

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

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