to blow through
- phrasal verb
- /bloʊ θru/
- The strong winds blew through the open windows, creating a refreshing breeze.
- wind blowing through
That when that breeze would blow through those furrowed fields, you felt the spirits of the dead.
- That when that breeze would blow through those furrowed fields, you felt the spirits of the dead.
- So you'd leave the windows open and, you know, nice breeze would blow through.
- I guess it releases from the the what you call them hydraulics and then it just blows through and it creates like a train sound.
Examples
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How do people ride in winter when the wind blows through the car?
Fiction book (1996) -
The rain had stopped, and a stiff breeze blew through the windows.
Fiction book (1999) -
And if I blow through this bit, you can hear the same sort of noise.
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Maybe it was the way the wind blew through her hair.
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Just the wind blowing through the trees and the world turning.
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From across the room, he could hear the wind blowing through an open window.
Fiction book (1992) -
The following night it was cold, with a hard frost wind blowing through the trees.
Fiction book (1997) -
All these walls are wood, and the wet wind is blowing through them now.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was a blue sky, and a breeze was blowing through the bright green leaves on the tree.
Fiction book (1993) -
You got a cool breeze blowing through the shade here.
Synonyms
To blow in sudden strong bursts of wind
Move gently through the air like a smell or sound
To blow gently
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to move or pass quickly through a space' is directly built from 'blow' (to move air) plus 'through' (moving from one side to the other), so a learner who knows both words can compose the event of wind passing through something. This is a common verb + preposition motion pattern found across languages, making the phrase readily understandable at B1.
Etymology
The verb blow through comes from the simple picture of the words blow and through: wind moving straight through a gap or open door, like a cold draft rushing across a room. So, it means 'to move or pass quickly through a space or opening'.