blowing up en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial) Explosion.
Blowings up —explodings— Such would be your fate; Streams of fire 'neath us! — Bless us, what a state!
1876, William Cox Bennett, Songs of a Song Writer, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blowings up | Number=Plur | lexicographic |