- present participle of blast.
blasting
Example Sentences
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"We've all been on the train when someone starts blasting music or videos from their phone. It gets on your nerves and can quickly spoil the journey," said Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Within minutes, four fellow volunteer firefighters and I arrived at a multistory house in New York’s Hudson Valley to see flames blasting through the roof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
At its simplest, that works by blasting signals to drown out, confuse or supplant an adversary’s communications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Maximum winds with the storm were blasting at 180 mph, the center said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The first time my parents took me to the Boston Public Library, I was four and crying from subway screeches, trucks, car horns, loud-talking people, wind blasting around skyscrapers.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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