outblowing

1 of 2

adjective

: blowing outward

outblowing winds

outblowing

2 of 2

noun

"

: a blowing outward

enormous outblowings of smoke

—Arnold Bennett

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

out entry 1 + blowing, present participle of blow entry 1

Noun

out entry 3 + blowing, gerund of blow entry 1

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