BLOWN
What does "BLOWN" mean?
The past participle of 'blow', meaning moved or shaped by a current of air.
Meanings
- Past participle of 'blow': moved, driven, or carried by wind or breath. Leaves were blown across the empty courtyard.
- Wasted, ruined, or badly mishandled. He had blown his last chance at the interview. informal
- Of glass, shaped by a glassblower forcing air into molten material. The vase was hand-blown by a Venetian artisan.
- Of a fuse, tire, or engine, burst or failed under pressure. A blown tire left them stranded on the highway.
Word origin
Past participle of 'blow', from Old English 'blawan' meaning to blow or breathe, from the Proto-Germanic root 'blæ-', itself from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to swell or puff.
Remember it
BLOWN = BLOW + N; the extra N marks it as already done, the wind already past.
A little poem
Dandelion clock -
one breath and the hour is gone,
blown into the field.
haiku
Wordplay
- The glassblower's vase and the gambler's savings were both hand-blown - one took skill, the other took a weekend.
What it teaches
Whether a thing is shaped or wasted by the same breath depends entirely on aim.
Quick facts
What does BLOWN mean?
The past participle of 'blow', meaning moved or shaped by a current of air.
Is BLOWN a valid word?
Yes — BLOWN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BLOWN?
BLOWN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BLOWN come from?
Past participle of 'blow', from Old English 'blawan' meaning to blow or breathe, from the Proto-Germanic root 'blæ-', itself from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to swell or puff.
What can BLOWN teach us?
Whether a thing is shaped or wasted by the same breath depends entirely on aim.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.