"blasting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blastings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English blastyng, blastynge, equivalent to blast + -ing (gerundive ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blastyng}} Middle English blastyng, {{m|enm|blastynge}} blastynge, {{af|en|blast|-ing|pos2=gerundive ending}} blast + -ing (gerundive ending) Head templates: {{en-noun}} blasting (plural blastings)
  1. A planned explosion, as in mining.
    Sense id: en-blasting-en-noun-1CA~Kmj~ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 14 6 40 40
  2. The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
    Sense id: en-blasting-en-noun-SPplRJPy
  3. (bodybuilding, slang) Administering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-blasting-en-noun-636yz9Vt Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 3 50 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 14 6 40 40 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + ing (present participle ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blastynge}} Middle English blastynge, {{af|en|blast|ing|pos2=present participle ending}} blast + ing (present participle ending) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} blasting
  1. present participle and gerund of blast Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: blast
    Sense id: en-blasting-en-verb-NZzORssk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 38 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 14 6 40 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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