blasting

Pluralblastings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of blast. Use this -ing form for the action as it is happening.

   The workers were blasting through the hillside to build the road.

   Blasting the old wall apart was the only way forward.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A planned explosion used to break apart rock, often in a mine or quarry.

   Like setting off fireworks, but aimed at breaking rock instead of making pretty lights.

   The blasting at the quarry rattled windows in the nearby town.

   Crews scheduled the blasting for early morning to keep workers safe.

   Similarexplosion, detonation

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of causing something to wither or die, like a plant hurt by frost or disease.

   Like a flower drooping and turning brown after a freezing night.

   The sudden blasting of the orchard left every tree bare by fall.

   Farmers feared the blasting of their wheat after the cold snap.

   Similarblighting, withering

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4. 4
   nounslanguncountable

   Taking the full, high dose of muscle-building drugs, instead of cutting back to a lower dose.

   Like flooring the gas pedal instead of easing off to save fuel.

   His coach warned that months of nonstop blasting would wreck his cholesterol.

   On the forum, lifters argued about whether blasting or cruising built more muscle.

   Oppositecruising

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