blasting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make a strident sound
   blast; blare.
   
   • She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone
2. verb hit hard
   nail; smash; blast; boom.
   
   • He smashed a 3-run homer
3. verb use explosives on
   shell; blast.
   
   • The enemy has been shelling us all day
4. verb apply a draft or strong wind to to
   blast.
   
   • the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us
5. verb create by using explosives
   shell; blast.
   
   • blast a passage through the mountain
6. verb make with or as if with an explosion
   blast.
   
   • blast a tunnel through the Alps
7. verb fire a shot
   shoot; blast.
   
   • the gunman blasted away
8. verb criticize harshly or violently
   crucify; savage; blast; pillory.
   
   • The press savaged the new President
   • The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
9. verb shatter as if by explosion
   knock down; blast.
   
10. verb shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
    blast.
    
11. adjective satellite causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
    ruinous.
    
    • 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
    • a ruinous war
12. adjective satellite unpleasantly loud and penetrating
    blaring.
    
    • the blaring noise of trumpets
    • shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio

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