Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blow-by-blow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: blow-by-blow
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

noun

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

Example Sentences

"He gave a blow-by-blow account of the entire trip."
"In a lapidary style, Qiu Dongping clearly and forcefully describes battlefield actions with simple sentences, giving a blow-by-blow account of successive events with neither understatement nor exaggeration."
"The media published a blow-by-blow of the trial as it happened."

Etymology

Probably suggesting a detailed description of a fight or boxing match, where blow means a hit or a landed punch.

Inflected Forms

blow-by-blows (plural)

Questions

What does blow-by-blow mean?: Detailing every action or occurrence completely.
Where does blow-by-blow come from?: Probably suggesting a detailed description of a fight or boxing match, where blow means a hit or a landed punch.

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