blowing

[ bloh-ing ]
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noun
  1. the sound of any vapor or gas issuing from a vent under pressure.

  2. Metallurgy. a disturbance caused by gas or steam blowing through molten metal.

  1. Also called blow mold·ing [bloh-mohl-ding] /ˈbloʊ ˌmoʊl dɪŋ/ . a method of producing hollowware by injecting air under pressure into a molten mass, as of glass or plastic, and shaping the material within a mold.

Origin of blowing

1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see blow2, -ing1

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