Meanings
verbblow the coals (third-person singular simple present blows the coals, present participle blowing the coals, simple past blew the coals, past participle blown the coals)
present singular third person blows the coals · participle present blowing the coals · past blew the coals · participle past blown the coals
Origin
In reference to blowing on the coals of a fire to make it flare up.
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blow the coals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20the%20coals
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“blow the coals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20the%20coals. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow the coals,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20the%20coals.
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