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Overblown vs Overblows - What's the difference?

overblown | overblows |

As verbs the difference between overblown and overblows

is that overblown is while overblows is (overblow).

As an adjective overblown

is of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

overblown

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
    • They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

    Synonyms

    * inflated

    Verb

    (head)

    • overblows

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overblow)

    • overblow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Verb

  • To cover with blossoms or flowers.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) overblowen, equivalent to .

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To blow over; pass over; pass away.
  • * 1610 , , act 2 scene 2
  • *:But art thou not drown'd, Stephano? I hope now thou are / not drown'd. Is the storm overblown ?
  • To blow hard or with much violence.
  • To blow over or across.
  • To blow away; dissipate by or as by wind.
  • To exaggerate the significance of something.
  • * 2006 , Jock Lauterer, Community Journalism: Relentlessly Local
    • if you do print the DUI story and sensationalize and overblow it
  • (music) To blow a wind instrument hard to produce a higher pitch than usual.
  • * 1909 , Leander Jan Bekker, Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians
    • The upper octaves of the flute's compass are produced by overblowing .

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