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blob

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /blɑb/ · UK /blɒb/

blob means: A small amount or shape of something with no clear outline, especially something thick or wet.

noun

SHAPELESS LUMPB2

A small amount or shape of something with no clear outline, especially something thick or wet.

  • There is a blob of glue on the table.
  • Dark blobs appeared on the screen.
  • She added a small blob of paint to the picture.

How to use it: a blob of something (A blob of cream sat on the cake.)

Similar words: lump, dab, dollop

Common phrases: blob of something, small blob, blob of paint

verb

DROP IN LUMPSC2

To drop or splash thick liquid onto something in small, uneven amounts.

  • Blob some paint onto the paper.
  • He blobbed thick icing on each biscuit.
  • She had blobbed too much glue onto the wooden frame.

How to use it: blob something onto something (She blobbed glue onto the card.)

Similar words: dab, daub

Common phrases: blob something on, blob something onto

Questions about blob

What does blob mean?

A small amount or shape of something with no clear outline, especially something thick or wet.

What is blob in other languages?

Türkçe: topak · Español: pegote · Français: petite masse · Deutsch: Klecks · Italiano: grumo · 日本語: 塊

How do you pronounce blob?

In American English /blɑb/; in British English /blɒb/.

How do you use blob in a sentence?

There is a blob of glue on the table. Dark blobs appeared on the screen.

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