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

The cause of these kicks is the ejection of blobs of plasma from the red giant stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Future problems The cold blob and resulting disruption of the AMOC have been taking a toll on various regions of the planet. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026

Curate a collection of bright colors, applying in dots, blobs, and splotches for an elevated art school vibe. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 19 June 2026

The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind. — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 18 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