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Synonyms for blown


Grammar : Adj
Spell : blohn
Phonetic Transcription : bloʊn



Définition of blown

Origin :
  • early 15c., "inflated," from Old English blawen, past participle of blow (v.1). Figurative sense of "inflated by pride" is from late 15c. Meaning "out of breath" is from 1670s. As a past participle adjective from blow (v.2), it was Old English geblowenne.
  • adj buffeted
Example sentences :
  • The frolic with the child seemed to have blown away a fog from between them.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The sides of this hill he covered with a layer of bricks that the sand might not be blown away.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The latter had been blown down; we, however, re-erected it firmly again.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The explosion had blown in the wall and cut off the only path by which they could descend.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "Maybe it was blown here by the storm," suggested Tom Chist.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • The wind has been and blown the door to, and I can't get in.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • A lamp flickered toward her from the inner doorway and was blown out.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Provost was tall, his silvery hair was blown about, and he had a droll face.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The whistle was blown, the wounded officer saluted, and the train started.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The whistle had blown, and most of the girls had hurried away to their dinner.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

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