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blowingly

blowingly

8.2
In a way that wind or breath moves something
  • adverb
  • /ˈbloʊɪŋli/
  • Archaic
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  • Leaves scattered blowingly across the yard as the autumn wind picked up.

Examples

  • The curtains moved blowingly in the breeze coming through the open window.

  • During the parade, the flags waved blowingly above the marching band.

  • The wind blew blowingly through the trees.

  • Why does the wind sound so blowingly loud tonight?

  • The leaves danced blowingly in the wind as the storm approached.

  • The papers flew blowingly off the table when the door opened suddenly.

  • Her hair blew blowingly in the gusts of air as she stood outside.

Synonyms

gustily
vsblowingly
6.0

In sudden strong bursts, often of wind or smoke

is gentler, meaning ordinary wind or breath rather than sudden blasts

Surface Forms

blowingly positive

Morphology

blowingly = blowing (transparent) = blow + ing + ly

Direct and literal formation: blow -> blowing (produced by blowing) -> blowingly meaning 'in a manner produced by blowing'.

Etymology

Blowingly comes from the verb blow ('to move air') plus the adverb ending -ly meaning 'in a way', so it literally means 'in a way made by wind or breath', which is why we use it for curtains or leaves moved by a breeze.