blow itself out
if a storm blows itself out, it ends
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if a storm blows itself out, it ends
if a storm blows over, it ends
if a storm or strong wind blows up, it suddenly starts
verb
if lightning strikes something such as a tree or a building, it hits it and damages or destroys it
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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