overblow
(redirected from overblows)o·ver·blow
(ō′vər-blō′)tr.v. o·ver·blew (-blo͞o′), o·ver·blown (-blōn′), o·ver·blow·ing, o·ver·blows
1. To cover by being blown by the wind: graves that were overblown by sand.
2. To blow (a wind instrument) so as to produce an overtone instead of a fundamental tone.
3. To exaggerate or overreact to.
[Sense 3, back-formation from overblown.]
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overblow
(ˌəʊvəˈbləʊ)vb, -blows, -blowing, -blew or -blown
1. (Classical Music) music to blow into (a wind instrument) with greater force than normal in order to obtain a harmonic or overtone instead of the fundamental tone
2. (Classical Music) to blow (a wind instrument) or (of a wind instrument) to be blown too hard
3. to blow over, away, or across
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overblow
Past participle: overblown
Gerund: overblowing
| Imperative |
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| overblow |
| overblow |
| Present |
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| I overblow |
| you overblow |
| he/she/it overblows |
| we overblow |
| you overblow |
| they overblow |
| Preterite |
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| I overblew |
| you overblew |
| he/she/it overblew |
| we overblew |
| you overblew |
| they overblew |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overblowing |
| you are overblowing |
| he/she/it is overblowing |
| we are overblowing |
| you are overblowing |
| they are overblowing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overblown |
| you have overblown |
| he/she/it has overblown |
| we have overblown |
| you have overblown |
| they have overblown |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was overblowing |
| you were overblowing |
| he/she/it was overblowing |
| we were overblowing |
| you were overblowing |
| they were overblowing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had overblown |
| you had overblown |
| he/she/it had overblown |
| we had overblown |
| you had overblown |
| they had overblown |
| Future |
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| I will overblow |
| you will overblow |
| he/she/it will overblow |
| we will overblow |
| you will overblow |
| they will overblow |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overblowing |
| you will be overblowing |
| he/she/it will be overblowing |
| we will be overblowing |
| you will be overblowing |
| they will be overblowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overblowing |
| you have been overblowing |
| he/she/it has been overblowing |
| we have been overblowing |
| you have been overblowing |
| they have been overblowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been overblowing |
| you will have been overblowing |
| he/she/it will have been overblowing |
| we will have been overblowing |
| you will have been overblowing |
| they will have been overblowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overblowing |
| you had been overblowing |
| he/she/it had been overblowing |
| we had been overblowing |
| you had been overblowing |
| they had been overblowing |
| Conditional |
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| I would overblow |
| you would overblow |
| he/she/it would overblow |
| we would overblow |
| you would overblow |
| they would overblow |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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