Definition of blowing

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Blowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blo.

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Politzerization :: Politzerization (n.) The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it..
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind..
Exsufflation :: Exsufflation (n.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
Windflower :: Windflower (n.) The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.
Exsufflate :: Exsufflate (v. t.) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
Harmoniphon :: Harmoniphon (n.) An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube..
South :: South (a.) Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole..
Blast :: Blast (n.) A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast..
Blast :: Blast (n.) The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the sound produces at one breath..
Limbat :: Limbat (n.) A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from the northwest from eight o'clock, A. M., to the middle of the day or later..
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
Blowing :: Blowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blo.
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes..
Tromp :: Tromp (n.) A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace..
Harmattan :: Harmattan (n.) A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun..
Souffle :: Souffle (n.) A murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus..
Overblow :: Overblow (v. i.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing..
Cornage :: Cornage (n.) Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn..
Inflatus :: Inflatus (v. t.) A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.
Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..
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