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- [bloo]
- /blu/
- /bluː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo]
- /blu/
Definitions of blew word
- noun blew Blew is the past tense of blow1. 3
- intransitive verb blew blow1, blow3 3
- verb blew simple past tense of blow2 . 1
- verb blew simple past tense of blow3 . 1
- verb without object blew (of the wind or air) to be in motion. 1
- verb without object blew to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house. 1
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Origin of blew
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English blowen (v.), Old English blāwan; cognate with Latin flāre to blow
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Parts of speech for Blew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
blew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blew
noun blew
- batted — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- clouted — a blow, especially with the hand; cuff: The bully gave him a painful clout on the head.
- freebased — Simple past tense and past participle of freebase.
- gasped — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gusted — Archaic. flavor or taste.
verb blew
- cawed — Simple past tense and past participle of caw.
- erred — Simple past tense and past participle of err.
- exited — Simple past tense and past participle of exit.
- forgot — a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
- hissed — to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
Antonyms for blew
verb blew
- corrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
noun blew
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
Top questions with blew
- what happened when the boarding house blew up?
- how to tell if you blew a head gasket?