Blowing, such as wind blowing or air being blown; the noun form of the verb 'to blow'.
海辺は吹きが強くて寒かった。
The seaside was cold because the wind was strong.
窓の吹きでカーテンが揺れた。
The curtain swayed from the draft through the window.
秋の吹きが木々の葉を散らした。
Autumn gusts scattered the leaves of the trees.
Playing a wind instrument, or a suffix indicating a player (e.g., 'flute player' as フルート吹き).
彼女は学校のオーケストラでクラリネット吹きだ。
She plays clarinet in the school's orchestra.
昔は町に二人の尺八吹きがいた。
There used to be two shakuhachi players in town.
フルート吹きは練習のとき口の形に気をつける。
Flute players pay attention to mouth shape when practicing.
Bellows (a device for blowing air); in some contexts refers to a pair of bellows.
鍛冶屋は炉の吹きを調節して火加減を変えた。
The blacksmith adjusted the bellows to change the heat of the forge.
In casting or founding, 'blowing' or the process relating to melting/casting metal; a technical term in metallurgy.
鋳造の工程で吹きを一度失敗すると製品が使えなくなる。
If the blowing/casting process fails once in casting, the product becomes unusable.