blob

1 of 2

noun

ˈbläb 

1

a

: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick

b

: a daub or spot of color

2

: something shapeless

blob

2 of 2

verb

blobbed; blobbing

transitive verb

: to mark with blobs : splotch

Synonyms of blob

Noun

• chunk
• clump
• glob
• hunk
• wad
• lump

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

What happens if the 'cold blob' persists? —Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Why is there a mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean? —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

Set the blobs up in the yard and allow kids or teens to hop from one blob to another. —Parents, 11 June 2026

Identifying how severe this cold blob ends up being may depend on the cause for the weakening AMOC — a topic which has researchers split. —Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

earlier, "bubble, pustule, pimple," of sound-symbolic origin

Note: Earliest evidence for the sense "small drop" is Scots ("blob off blude" in Andrew of Wyntoun's chronicle). Though some uses are ambiguous, this meaning does not appear again with certainty until the eighteenth century.

Verb

early Scots, derivative of blob blob entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blob

• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• gob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob
• mob
• rob

Kids Definition

blob

noun

ˈbläb

: a small lump of something thick and wet