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blown

blown

2.7
Carried by wind or shaped by air, such as sand and glass
  • adjective
  • /bloʊn/
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  • But those opening doors were not miracles blown outward by a faceless wind.

And so I used to shovel snow, snow blown, all of that.

Examples

  • The leaves were blown across the yard by the strong wind.

  • Trees that are getting blown around by by the wind.

  • People were completely blown away by how real that episode was.

  • I, I have been blown away by your work for years.

  • Needless to say, our minds were blown the second we arrived.

  • And I'm completely blown away by why we can't be both.

  • The kite soared high in the sky, blown by the brisk breeze.

  • She watched as the paper was blown away by a sudden gust of air.

Synonyms

windswept
vsblown
9 4.9

Open to strong winds and often looking wild and empty

refers to things physically moved, carried, or shaped by air
windblown
vsblown
5 4.9

Strong wind bends or shapes plants and trees

applies generally to anything moved, carried, or formed by air

Antonyms

1.0

Not moving or making a sound

46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

Compounds

43 4.6

Occurs at the most serious or complete stage

6 3.6

Made larger than the original photo

1 3.8

Glass that a person shapes by blowing air through a tube, not by a machine

A very serious problem that has grown and is now dangerous

A very serious disagreement that becomes loud and violent

A serious illness with high fever, cough and strong body aches

Surface Forms

blown positive

Morphology

blown = blow (transparent) = blow + n

The adjective is the past participle of the verb 'blow' formed with a participial '-n' and preserves the core meaning related to being moved or shaped by wind.

Etymology

Blown comes from the common verb blow, which means 'to move air'. So something blown is pushed, carried, or shaped by air — for example, sand moved by the wind or glass formed by someone blowing air into hot glass.