Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to overblow
Participle: overblown
Gerund: overblowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | overblow |
| you | overblow |
| he;she;it | overblows |
| we | overblow |
| you | overblow |
| they | overblow |
Perfect
| I | have overblown |
| you | have overblown |
| he;she;it | has overblown |
| we | have overblown |
| you | have overblown |
| they | have overblown |
Past
| I | overblew |
| you | overblew |
| he;she;it | overblew |
| we | overblew |
| you | overblew |
| they | overblew |
Pluperfect
| I | had overblown |
| you | had overblown |
| he;she;it | had overblown |
| we | had overblown |
| you | had overblown |
| they | had overblown |
Future
| I | will overblow |
| you | will overblow |
| he;she;it | will overblow |
| we | will overblow |
| you | will overblow |
| they | will overblow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have overblown |
| you | will have overblown |
| he;she;it | will have overblown |
| we | will have overblown |
| you | will have overblown |
| they | will have overblown |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | overblow |
| you | overblow |
| he;she;it | overblow |
| we | overblow |
| you | overblow |
| they | overblow |
Perfect
| I | have overblown |
| you | have overblown |
| he;she;it | have overblown |
| we | have overblown |
| you | have overblown |
| they | have overblown |
Imperfect
| I | overblew |
| you | overblew |
| he;she;it | overblew |
| we | overblew |
| you | overblew |
| they | overblew |
Pluperfect
| I | had overblown |
| you | had overblown |
| he;she;it | had overblown |
| we | had overblown |
| you | had overblown |
| they | had overblown |
Conditional
Present
| I | would overblow |
| you | would overblow |
| he;she;it | would overblow |
| we | would overblow |
| you | would overblow |
| they | would overblow |
Perfect
| I | would have overblown |
| you | would have overblown |
| he;she;it | would have overblown |
| we | would have overblown |
| you | would have overblown |
| they | would have overblown |
Imperative
| you | overblow |
| we | Let's overblow |
| you | overblow |
Verbs similar to 'overblow'
overbow,
overbrow,
overflow,
overglow,
overplow,
overslow,
overbook,
overbrew,
overbrown,
overcloy,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *úp
3. Proto-Indo-European *-er
4. Proto-Indo-European *upér
5. Proto-Germanic *uber
6. Old English ofer-
7. Middle English over-
8. English over-
9. Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-
11. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der.
12. Proto-Germanic *blēaną
13. Proto-West Germanic *blāan
14. Old English blāwan
15. Middle English blowen
16. English blow
17. English overblow
18. From over- + blow (“to flower, bloom”).
Sample Sentences
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if you do print the DUI story and sensationalize and overblow it [2006, Jock Lauterer, Community Journalism: Relentlessly Local:]
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The upper octaves of the flute's compass are produced by overblowing. [1909, Leander Jan Bekker, Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians:]
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The oboe overblows at the octave; the clarinet at the twelfth.
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Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our Sprit-ſail, and ſtood by to hand the Fore-ſail; but making foul Weather, we look'd the Guns were all faſt, and handed the Miſſen. [1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Great Storm Described, the Long-Boat Sent to Fetch Water, the Author Goes with It to Discover the Country. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), page 151:]
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“The wind blows frisking,” the mate cried, scrambling up the ladder and joining the master.
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“Yea, it is like to over-blow. She took a shrewd plunge but now. We shall further our voyage by striking every sail. Go thou, mate, and have them secure the spritsail-yard, then take thy station on the forecastle.” [1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8:]
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But art thou not drown'd, Stephano? I hope now thou are / not drown'd. Is the storm overblown? [1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:]