Definitions
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- v. Present participle of overblow.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act, process, or result of blowing or playing a musical wind-instrument so as to sound one of the harmonics of the tube instead of its fundamental tone.
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Examples
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While these storms were blowing and "overblowing" in England, Leicester remained greatly embarrassed and anxious in Holland.
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Press Conference, it was that he blamed the tech press for "overblowing" the iPhone 4's reception issues, and was downright contemptuous of tech journalists as a whole.
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Replete with stopped tones and "overblowing" techniques, the challenging solo part demands subtle dynamics and nuanced phrasings, all of which Thornton handled with aplomb.
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I don't know whether he's overblowing this or not.
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Even those in favor of immigration often cloud the matter by lobbying to give greater weight to matters of family re-unification, overblowing fears of exploitation of workers under temporary visa programs and engaging in a starry-eyed romanticism about the place of immigration in U.S. history.
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Who say The Daily Show last night ..... they covered this exact same topic ... news media overblowing a story to get website 'hits'.
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The experienced players could choose from advanced tongue blocking, phrasing, overblowing, chugging, high scales, and positions.
Margie Goldsmith: Playing the Delta Blues at Harmonica Jam Camp
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Bellinger added: People are overblowing the 'administrative and technical' staff distinction and making it sound like it's something nefarious, which it is not.
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He condemns the media coverage for overblowing the extent of the looting and then failing to report as prominently that in fact only a small portion of Iraq's treasures were looted.
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Believe me, I'm not overblowing the significance of this weekend's entertainment.
Jeff Jarvis: #f*ckyouwashington: The Story of a Hashtag and a Movement
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