blasting noun3 •A planned explosion, as in mining.But it was a different matter altogether when the blasting of the tunnel was commenced. — 1960 •The act by which something is blasted, or blighted.They showed signs of the blightings and blastings of time, in their outward aspect, but they were young within; young and cheerful, and ready to talk […] — 1897 •(slang) Administering full dosage of PEDs as opposed to lowering them during times of so-called cruising. formsblastings