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blow

/bˈləʊ/BLOH
/bˈloʊ/BLOH

Meaningblow or puff

Common meaning: send air outward

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbldwan‘blow or puff’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishblowensource
  3. Englishblow‘send air outward’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English bldwan ‘blow or puff’.

Roots

  • bldwan Old English “blow or puff”

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