to blow
- verb
- /bloʊ/
- A pod of whales came up to blow nearby before sounding again.
- whales blow
- blow at the water
Examples
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Caddy swam closer and blew a spume of water from her blowhole; Tegan smiled in delight.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sometimes a whale blows up a column of shining spray and leaves a green wake to show its hidden path.
Blog text (22) -
The whale blows again, drenching Chuck in more spray.
Fiction book (2000) -
We saw the hump of a gray's ridged back; we saw it blow.
Fiction book (2002) -
Caddy swam closer and blew a spume of water from her blowhole; Tegan smiled in delight.
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The gray whale surfaced to blow a mist of water into the air, marking its presence.
Synonyms
To flow out quickly and forcefully in a strong stream
Idioms
- Informal
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
- Offensive
Informal and rude way to use up all your energy or resources at once
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To not attend or take part in something you should, often to do something else instead
- Informal
Do something active, like go for a run, to feel less angry or stressed
- Informal
A plan or action that fails suddenly and causes big problems for the person who planned it
To touch your lips with one hand then move that hand toward someone to show love
To make a small round pocket of air in soapy water by puffing with your mouth
- Informal
Make someone have bad back pain from lifting something heavy
Compounds
A large fly with a shiny blue-green body that lays eggs on dead animals and in wounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by heating plastic and using air to shape it
- Specialized
A machine that makes hollow plastic items like bottles by using air to push heated plastic into a mold
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb blow for whales comes from the simple idea 'to move air' or 'to breathe out'; whales 'blow' by spouting air and water from their blowhole. So watching a whale 'blow' is seeing it breathe at the surface.