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blow3

Syllabification: (blow)
Pronunciation: /blō/

archaic or literary
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Definition of blow

verb (past blew /blo͞o/; past participle blown /blōn/)

[no object]
  • produce flowers or be in flower:I know a bank where the wild thyme blows

noun

  • the state or period of flowering:stocks in fragrant blow

Origin:

Old English blōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bloeien and German blühen, also to bloom1 and blossom

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