"beblow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beblows [present, singular, third-person], beblowing [participle, present], beblew [past], beblown [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English beblowen, from Old English beblāwan (“to blow upon”), equivalent to be- (“on, around, about”) + blow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beblowen}} Middle English beblowen, {{inh|en|ang|beblāwan|t=to blow upon}} Old English beblāwan (“to blow upon”), {{prefix|en|be|blow|t1=on, around, about}} be- (“on, around, about”) + blow Head templates: {{en-verb|beblows|beblowing|beblew|beblown}} beblow (third-person singular simple present beblows, present participle beblowing, simple past beblew, past participle beblown)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To blow upon; blow around or about; proclaim or spread about (word, news, fame, etc.) Tags: intransitive, transitive

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