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blasting

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noun

as in firing
a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece the next blasting by the artillery scored a direct hit

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blasting

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verb

present participle of blast
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as in smashing
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here

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as in blazing
to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

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“Blasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasting. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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