Definition of overblowing in English:
overblowing
noun ˌəʊvəˈbləʊɪŋˌōvərˈblōiNG
mass nounA technique for playing high notes on a wind instrument by producing harmonics.
Example sentencesExamples
- Something about his fat, driving tone - the way it conveys joy even as his overblowing threatens to crack his instrument - sounds a little lonely with just bass and drums.
- Over a slinky, mantra like 6/8 groove, the saxophonist unwinds two long solos that alternate keening, soulful lines with sudden flurries of notes or cranked up overblowing.