Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blasting

/blˈæstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: blast-ing
IPA: /blˈæstɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blast

noun

A planned explosion, as in mining.

noun

The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.

noun

Administering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising.

Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of BLAST

Example Sentences

"The TV is blasting. Please turn it down!"
"But it was a different matter altogether when the blasting of the tunnel was commenced."
"If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller: if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities, whatsoeuer plague, whatsoeuer sicknes there be;"
"They showed signs of the blightings and blastings of time, in their outward aspect, but they were young within; young and cheerful, and ready to talk […]"

Etymology

From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + -ing (present participle ending).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: blastynge, blastyng

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

blastings (plural)

Derived Forms

blastingly microblasting

Phrases

abrasive blasting blasting cap

Frequently Paired Words

cruising

Synonyms

ruinous blaring

Rhymes With

casting lasting fasting contrasting everlasting recasting

Questions

How do you pronounce blasting?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈæstɪŋ/.
What does blasting mean?: present participle and gerund of blast
Where does blasting come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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