# blasting

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #13,864

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of blast

## Etymology
From Middle English blastynge, equivalent to blast + -ing (present participle ending).

## Easily confused with
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-blazing)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-busting)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-boating)
- **blessing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-blessing)
- **bursting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-bursting)
- **boasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-boasting)
- **blushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-blushing)
- **bloating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-bloating)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-blasting)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-blasting)
- **blaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blasting)
- **batting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batting-vs-blasting)
- **bashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashing-vs-blasting)
- **baiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baiting-vs-blasting)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaring-vs-blasting)
- **basking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basking-vs-blasting)
- **blacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blasting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`balsting`, `bblasting`, `blasitng`, `blassting`, `blastign`, `blastingg`, `blastinng`, `blastnig`, `blastting`, `blatsing`, `bllasting`, `blsating`, `lbasting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blasting