beblow

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verb

To blow upon; blow around or about; proclaim or spread about (word, news, fame, etc.)

OriginMiddle English beblowen ← Old English beblāwan →
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Meanings

verbbeblow (third-person singular simple present beblows, present participle beblowing, simple past beblew, past participle beblown)

present singular third person beblows · participle present beblowing · past beblew · participle past beblown

  1. ambitransitiveTo blow upon; blow around or about; proclaim or spread about (word, news, fame, etc.)

    [...] Their lifebreath stays to beblow 'er clouds to the fourfar corners of Oldenworld.”

    2010, Greg Hamerton, Second Sight

Origin

  1. Old Englishbeblāwan“to blow upon”
  2. Middle Englishbeblowen
  3. Englishbeblow

From Middle English beblowen, from Old English beblāwan (“to blow upon”), equivalent to be- (“on, around, about”) + blow.

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APA

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MLA

“beblow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beblow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beblow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beblow.

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