blurb

verb

blurbed; blurbing; blurbs
Synonyms of blurbnext

transitive verb

: to describe or praise in a blurb

Examples of blurb in a Sentence

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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 As someone who is trying to get your book read, is that ultimately a quote worthy of being blurbed on the back cover? Daniel D'addario, Time, 9 Jan. 2018 It's blurbed by Larry McMurtry, David McCullough, and Henry Kissinger Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2017 See All Example Sentences for blurb

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blurb was in 1915

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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

blurb

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

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