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Definitions

blew

[bloo] / blu /

VERB

blast, rush of air, wind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive flow pump rush stream swirl waft wave whistle

STRONG

breathe buffet exhale fan flap flutter gasp heave huff inflate pant puff ruffle swell whiff whirl whisk whisper

Antonyms

STRONGEST

retard

STRONG

compress contract hide inhale secret shrink

WEAK

arrive come come in do well save succeed

VERB

make sound, usually with instrument

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast play

STRONG

blare honk mouth pipe sound toot trumpet vibrate

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come come in do well save succeed

VERB

leave suddenly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

STRONG

depart split

WEAK

hit the road take a hike take a powder

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come come in do well save succeed

VERB

ruin chance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fail

STRONG

flounder goof miscarry miss

Antonyms

STRONG

do well succeed

WEAK

arrive come come in save

VERB

use up money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

squander waste

STRONG

dissipate spend

WEAK

lay out pay out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hoard save

WEAK

arrive come come in do well succeed

Example Sentences

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Last June, the upper stage blew up in a ground test.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Hearts blew a gasket in trying to get level; their intensity and desire to score was so palpable that you could reach out and touch it.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It wasn’t until a pair of older women chuckled as they blew past me that I found my second wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“The reaction really blew my mind,” Davis said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Somebody was torn from his sled by the wind and the dogs blew thirty miles across the ice sideways and he didn’t find them for two days.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen