🇬🇧 Blow meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A "blow" is one puff or burst of air that you make, usually with your mouth. When you push air out of your mouth to move something, like candles on a cake or a toy pinwheel, each push of air is a blow. A blow can be soft or hard, but it’s always that one whoosh of air you send out.

With one tiny blow, Lucy sent a dandelion’s seeds flying like they were having a parachute party.

I practiced my blow on the pinwheel until it spun so fast it looked like it was trying to time-travel.

My first blow on the trumpet sounded like a confused goose learning opera.

With a heroic blow, Ella tried to move the dust bunny, which rolled away like a fluffy tumbleweed.

I gave the dice a lucky blow before rolling them, and they still ignored me completely.

A child held a dandelion and made a soft blow. The white seeds left on that first blow. A second blow sent more seeds high. A big blow sent the child's hat across the grass. A tiny blow missed. A last blow made one bright seed float into the sun, and the child laughed.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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