blowing

«blowing» in Mova's school dictionary: making air come out of your mouth, as when you blow out… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing of blow: blowing); noun (blowing — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) Blowing means making air come out of your mouth, as when you blow out candles. tree →

2) The wind is blowing when air moves strongly. tree →

3) Blowing something means moving it with air, like leaves blowing across the yard. tree →

4) Blowing your nose means pushing air out through your nose into a tissue to clear it. tree →

5) Blowing a whistle or instrument means making a sound by pushing air into it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and weather lessons, wind is moving air, and «the wind is blowing from the north» tells its direction; a wind vane shows it; strong blowing winds can make waves and storms. In hygiene, blowing your nose into a tissue, throwing it away and washing your hands stops germs spreading. Phrases: «blowing out candles», «blowing bubbles», «blowing your nose», «blowing a whistle», «blowing in the wind», «blowing up» (inflating, or exploding).

examples

• The wind is blowing hard today. tree →
• She is blowing out the candles on her cake. tree →
• We were blowing bubbles in the garden. tree →
• Leaves were blowing across the playground. tree →
• He's blowing his nose into a tissue. tree →
• The referee is blowing the whistle. tree →
• Dad was blowing up balloons for the party. tree →
• Cold air is blowing in from the north. tree →

note

From the irregular verb blow: blow, blows, blew, blown, blowing («I blew», «It has blown»). Not «blowed». «Blowing up» can mean inflating a balloon or exploding, so read the context.

In the corpora

• Blowing too hard makes a recorder jump up to a shrill squeal; a soft, steady breath gives a clear note.
• Brass players buzz their lips into the mouthpiece; blowing without buzzing gives just a hiss.
• The star-nosed mole swims in North American wetlands and smells underwater by blowing little bubbles onto things and sniffing them back in.
• A whistle can be heard much further away than a shout, and blowing it does not tire your voice.
• Blowing more air into a balloon packs more air inside, which pushes harder on the rubber, so it grows bigger and tighter.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blowing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.