Definition of blip
1 : a trace on a display screen (such as an oscilloscope); especially : a spot on a radar screen
2 : a short crisp sound
3 : an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a recording as a result of blipping
4 : a transient sharp movement up or down (as of a quantity commonly shown on a graph)
5 : something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context made only a blip on the political scene
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Examples of blip in a Sentence
The approaching ship appeared as a blip on the screen.
the blips, buzzes, and bleeps of a video game
The company's financial problems were just a temporary blip.
Origin and Etymology of blip
imitative
First Known Use: 1945
blip
Definition of blip
blipped
;blipping
transitive verb
: to remove (recorded sound) from a recording so that there is an interruption of the sound in the reproduction a censor blipped the swear words
1968
First Known Use of blip
1968
BLIP Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of blip for English Language Learners
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: a bright dot on the screen of an electronic device (such as a radar)
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: a very short high sound made by an electronic device
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: something that is small or unimportant or that does not last a long time
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