blasting
Plural: blastings
Verb
- make a strident sound
- hit hard
- use explosives on
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
- create by using explosives
- make with or as if with an explosion
- fire a shot
- criticize harshly or violently
- shatter as if by explosion
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- present participle and gerund of blast
Adjective Satellite
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
- "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
- "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"
- unpleasantly loud and penetrating
- "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"
Noun
- A planned explosion, as in mining.
- The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
- Administering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising.
Examples
- "The TV is blasting. Please turn it down!"
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + ing (present participle ending).
Synonyms
blare, blaring, blast, boom, crucify, knock down, nail, pillory, ruinous, savage, shell, shoot, smash
Scrabble Score: 11
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