BLOWING Synonyms: 304 Similar and Opposite Words

blowing 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of blow

as in panting

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty that horse was really blowing after the race

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as in spending

to use up carelessly each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas

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as in exploding

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

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as in shattering

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive one false move and we would be blown to bits

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as in flying

to proceed or move quickly that car blew past us as if we were standing still

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as in fumbling

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

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as in boasting

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved

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blowing

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verb (2)

present participle of blow

as in blooming

to produce flowers longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow

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Recent Examples of blowing

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But extraordinary pressure is building in the Middle East, and the new escalation could send oil blowing past those dubious milestones. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Tamra is right; Shannon and some of the other cast are looking for things to get mad about, taking tiny things and blowing them up. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026 The attorney questioned whether a person would be able to smell alcohol at the same time that wind generated by 18-wheelers and other vehicles whipping by on the highway was blowing, as was occurring during the officer’s time with Hampton. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 There are ties to other schools in the NCAA and their own footprint, and there’s a reluctance to risk blowing them up. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 The ripe salt-sea smell, raw and delicious and foul, that rose up from the platform and haunted the marsh for miles around, was today tamped down by the freshwater air blowing down from the north. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The skies over New York City are hazy today, owing to the smoke blowing down from Canadian wildfires. — David Haglund, New Yorker, 16 July 2026 As the jet passed overhead, video showed sand blowing across the beach and at least one tent being knocked down. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowing

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The bear was panting and struggling with the placement of its paws and legs on the pole — which was carrying 7,200-volt wires at 22 feet high.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Dogs primarily rely on panting, while cats also groom themselves to help regulate body temperature.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of panting

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James spent four seasons in Miami, from 2010-14, after spending the first seven seasons of his NBA career with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
After spending much of the year providing infield insurance, veteran shortstop Kyle Farmer has been released from the roster following a transaction that coincided with the return of one of Atlanta's key offseason additions.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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This was the first time a Starship upper-stage survived a flight test without exploding either midflight or upon landing.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Previous flights ended with the spacecraft engulfed in flames and exploding at splashdown — or rupturing in midair.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of exploding

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Successive heat waves that hit unusually early and hard this year, baking Europe with record-shattering high temperatures, have turned forests and scrublands into tinderboxes.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Schroeder mentioned another woman, 80, now an EVSA member, who was run down by an e-biker on April 16, 2024, shattering her leg, at the same location Jean was struck.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of shattering

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Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of flying

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Witnesses’ fumbling looks bad by comparison, and Ossoff sounds righteously angry without being rageful.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
On Sunday, the Guardians essentially created a compilation video for Little League coaches to show their kids, a crash course in fumbling the fundamentals.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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Butler, boasting 32 KOs, presents a challenging but potentially favorable matchup for Berlanga to re-establish his dominance.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
On paper, with the exceptions of North Carolina and Georgia, each state boasting a property tax initiative skews heavily conservative in its political leanings.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026