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overblown

verb

Meaning

  1. To cover with blossoms or flowers.
  2. To blow over; pass over; pass away.
  3. To blow hard or with much violence.
  4. To blow over or across.
  5. To blow away; dissipate by or as by wind.
  6. To exaggerate the significance of something.
  7. To blow a wind instrument (typically a whistle, recorder or flute) hard to produce a higher pitch than usual.
  8. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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