blown
pronunciation
How to pronounce blown in British English:
UK [bləʊn]
How to pronounce blown in American English:
US [bloʊn]
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- Adjective:
- being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
- (of glass) formed by forcing air into a molten ball
- breathing laboriously or convulsively
Word Origin
- blown (adj.)
- early 15c., "inflated," from Old English blawen, past participle of blow (v.1). Figurative sense of "inflated by pride" is from late 15c. Meaning "out of breath" is from 1670s. As a past participle adjective from blow (v.2), it was Old English geblowenne.
Example
- 1. Pollen is usually blown to other trees and fertilizes their ovules .
- 2. L 've just never blown up a star before .
- 3. On may 25th , mend said it had blown up one of chevron 's biggest pipelines in retaliation for the army 's offensive .
- 4. If their cover is already blown , director ?
- 5. I have blown him to narnia .