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blowing

blo·wing

UK/ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ US/ˈblaː.ɪn/ common

noun

1.

processing that involves blowing a gas

Origin

From Middle English blowynge, blowende, from Old English blāwende, from Proto-Germanic *blēandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *blēaną (“to blow”), equivalent to blow + -ing.

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