1
a
: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick
b
: a daub or spot of color
2
: something shapeless
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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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Caveat was gone, swallowed up in a wall of darkness as dark as a blob of ink.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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
So the insecurities weighing on 12-year-old outfielder Laurie (Rosie Foss) manifest as a heavy gray blob (Jo Firestone) hanging off her shoulders, while the daydreams of 10-year-old Ira (Dorien Watson), a teammate’s little brother, appear as superhero cartoons scribbled in childlike crayon.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Caveat was gone, swallowed up in a wall of darkness as dark as a blob of ink.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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 4 Mar. 2025.
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