Definition of BLASTING

blasting

Plural: blastings

Verb

  • make a strident sound
  • hit hard
  • use explosives on
  • apply a draft or strong wind to to
    • "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us"
  • create by using explosives
  • make with or as if with an explosion
  • fire a shot
  • criticize harshly or violently
  • shatter as if by explosion
  • shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
  • present participle and gerund of blast

Adjective Satellite

  • causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
    • "the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
    • "the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"
  • unpleasantly loud and penetrating
    • "shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio"

Noun

  • The action or process of breaking something apart forcefully.
  • A planned explosion, as in mining.
  • The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.
  • Administering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising.

Examples

  • His BLASTING of the opponent’s strategy involved clever letter blocking.
  • The TV is blasting. Please turn it down!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + ing (present participle ending).

Synonyms

blare, blaring, blast, boom, crucify, knock down, nail, pillory, ruinous, savage, shell, shoot, smash

Scrabble Score: 11

blasting: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
blasting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blasting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

blasting: valid Words With Friends Word