blown

/bloʊn/
/bləʊn/
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Definitions of blown
  1. adjective
    being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
    “blown clouds of dust choked the riders”
    “blown soil mounded on the window sill”
    synonyms:
    moving
    in motion
  2. adjective
    breathing laboriously or convulsively
    synonyms: pursy, short-winded, winded
    breathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic
    not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
Pronunciation
US
/bloʊn/
UK
/bləʊn/
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