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blows one's nose

blows one's nose is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

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Words near blows one's nose in the dictionary

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

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