This is the 12440th most frequent Portuguese word.
soprando
"Blowing."
In this sentence, 'soprando' represents the action of expelling air through the mouth towards the candles to extinguish their flame.
A criança está soprando as velas do bolo de aniversário.
The child is blowing out the candles on the birthday cake.
Here, 'soprando' describes the movement of air as it flows strongly through the environment creating a noticeable effect.
O vento está soprando forte na praia hoje.
The wind is blowing strongly at the beach today.
In this usage, 'soprando' is used to denote the action of using air to clear or remove dust from the surface.