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blowingly

blowingly

1 8.2
In a way that wind or breath moves something
  • adverb
  • /ˈbloʊɪŋli/
  • Archaic
: aullando
  • 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
1 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.