Synonyms for

Blew

Verb / blu: / Another word for blew — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To expel air from the mouth or nostrils.

Synonyms & similar words

beadrift tout drift muckup gasconade shoveoff foulup bungle shootaline gas vaunt bollixup fluff muff bollocks fellate botch brag bluster messup burnout spoil ballup bollocksup blowout puff exhale blast fan whistle huff pant gust inflate spout squirt shoot snort stream waft wind bluster breathe fume smoke

Synonyms by register

Formal

expelled emitted discharged

Informal

puffed whooshed huffed

Literary

wafted breathed sighed

Antonyms

built created formed made constructed assembled

Common collocations

  • blew a fuse
  • blew a gasket
  • blew the whistle
  • blew my mind
  • blew away
  • blew out
  • blew over

Word family

noun blow
verb blow
adjective blown

Usage note

The past tense of 'blow' is 'blew'. Common mistakes include using 'blowed' or confusing it with 'blue'.

Example sentences

  1. I blew on my soup to cool it down.
  2. The wind blew the leaves off the tree.
  3. The trumpet player blew a loud note.
  4. I blew a bubble with my gum.
  5. The factory whistle blew at quitting time.

Quotes

  • I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do. They go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!
  • The wind blew, the curtains fluttering.
  • The wind blew and the rain fell, beating against the windows with the insistence of a stranger asking to come in.

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