blurb

1 of 2

noun

: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)

blurb

2 of 2

verb

blurbed; blurbing; blurbs

transitive verb

: to describe or praise in a blurb

Examples of blurb in a Sentence

Noun a blurb on a book jacket
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Noun
Sport was, according to the corporate blurb, pivotal to promoting and anchoring Brand NEOM. James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Each blurb summarized a different group’s fears that bias against them was increasing: white Americans, Black Americans and Christian Americans. Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
To blurb books, to be on panels, to fly to LA, where her film agent whisked her to the opera in his white Porsche. Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023 Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it. Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018 See All Example Sentences for blurb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

coined by Gelett Burgess

First Known Use

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blurb was in 1907

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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

blurb

noun
ˈblərb
: a short description (as in advertising) praising a product highly

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