blaow
English
Alternative forms
- ka-blaow, ka-BLAOW, KA-BLAOW
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /blaʊ/
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Interjection
blaow
- A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound.
- 1981, Katie Letcher Lyle, Dark But Full of Diamonds, page 34:
- Turtle and log explode in a gigantic, echoing splash that coincides with the BLAOW! of the gun.
- 1998, Clyde Edgerton, Where Trouble Sleeps, page 151:
- She took the gun, loaded it, handed it back to Stephen, who got behind a chicken, brought the gun up, aimed, and pulled the trigger, ka-blaow.
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