Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bloh uh-wey]
- /bloʊ əˈweɪ/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bloh uh-wey]
- /bloʊ əˈweɪ/
Definitions of blow away words
- phrasal verb blow away If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it. 3
- phrasal verb blow away If someone blows another person away, they kill them by shooting them. 3
- verb blow away to kill (someone) by shooting 3
- verb blow away to defeat decisively 3
- verb without object blow away (of the wind or air) to be in motion. 1
- verb without object blow away to move along, carried by or as by the wind: Dust seemed to blow through every crack in the house. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of blow away
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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Blow away
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blow away popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blow away usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blow away
verb blow away
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- stun — to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- shock — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
Antonyms for blow away
verb blow away
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- clarify — To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with bl
- Words starting with blo
- Words starting with blow
- Words starting with blowa
- Words starting with blowaw
- Words starting with blowawa
- Words starting with blowaway