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UPBLOWING
Etymology 1
Adjective
upblowing (comparative more upblowing, superlative most upblowing)
Blowing in an upward direction
Verb
upblowing
present participle of upblow
Etymology 2
Noun
upblowing (countable and uncountable, plural upblowings)
An act or instance of blowing up
Anagrams
• blowing up
Source: Wiktionary
UPBLOW
Up*blow", v. t.
Definition: To inflate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Up*blow", v. i.
Definition: To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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