"inblow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inblows [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English inblowen, from Old English inblāwan (“to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up”), equivalent to in- + blow. Doublet of inflate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inblowen}} Middle English inblowen, {{inh|en|ang|inblāwan|t=to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up}} Old English inblāwan (“to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up”), {{pre|en|in|blow}} in- + blow, {{dbt|en|inflate}} Doublet of inflate Head templates: {{en-noun}} inblow (plural inblows)
  1. The act or process of blowing in or into; inflation.
    Sense id: en-inblow-en-noun-675Ky34f Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 32 11 6 34
  2. That which is blown in.
    Sense id: en-inblow-en-noun-zeDg0gdE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 44 4 2 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 32 11 6 34

Verb

Forms: inblows [present, singular, third-person], inblowing [participle, present], inblew [past], inblown [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English inblowen, from Old English inblāwan (“to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up”), equivalent to in- + blow. Doublet of inflate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inblowen}} Middle English inblowen, {{inh|en|ang|inblāwan|t=to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up}} Old English inblāwan (“to inspire, breathe upon, inflate, puff up”), {{pre|en|in|blow}} in- + blow, {{dbt|en|inflate}} Doublet of inflate Head templates: {{en-verb|inblows|inblowing|inblew|inblown}} inblow (third-person singular simple present inblows, present participle inblowing, simple past inblew, past participle inblown)
  1. (transitive) To blow into; puff up; inflate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-inblow-en-verb-WDUN3Ud9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 32 11 6 34
  2. (transitive) To breathe into; inspire. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-inblow-en-verb--ZJSvXg2
  3. (intransitive) To blow in. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-inblow-en-verb-jbuH5okt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 32 11 6 34

Inflected forms

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