1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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Examples of blob in a Sentence
Noun
That blue blob in the corner of the map is the lake we're headed for.
flicked a blob of jelly on the toast and began to spread it around
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
The mucus, which can measure up to 1-2 teaspoons and be as big as 2 inches, is dispelled as either a blob or a runny smear.
—Elizabeth Stein, Cnm, Parents, 7 June 2024
Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
The blob-like shape is a result of spending several days in snowpack.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2015
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Noun
At various points throughout the spring and summer, Southern beachgoers are treated to the strange experience of finding thousands of small, gelatinous, crystal-clear blobs washed up on the sand.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
The mucus, which can measure up to 1-2 teaspoons and be as big as 2 inches, is dispelled as either a blob or a runny smear.
—Elizabeth Stein, Cnm, Parents, 7 June 2024
Verb
The 30-centimeter-long adult grows out of a larva that is little more than a sesame seed–size blob with an eyespot at one end and a band of cilia around its body.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
The blob-like shape is a result of spending several days in snowpack.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2015
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“Blob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blob. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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