blowing up

verb

Definition of blowing upnext
present participle of blow up
1
as in going ballistic
to become very angry she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day

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2
as in exploding
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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3
as in shattering
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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4
as in crying up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness

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“Blowing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowing%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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