blew
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
An inflected form of blow · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,743 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,044 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- exhale hard blow on the soup to cool it down
- be blowing or storming The wind blew from the West
- free of obstruction by blowing air through blow one's nose
- be in motion due to some air or water current also: float, drift, be adrift The leaves were blowing in the windthe boat drifted on the lake
- make a sound as if blown The whistle blew
- shape by blowing Blow a glass vase
blew in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The little wind there was blew towards the land.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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A strong wind blew up the length of the pond.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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Father Vedder blew two puffs from his pipe without answering.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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And Sibson, as he "blew a cloud," Declared, "It vos a day!"
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, And a scornful laugh laughed he.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1