blog

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noun

ˈblȯg How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈbläg
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computers : a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer
also : the contents of such a site
2
: a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors
a technology blog
bloggy
ˈblȯ-gē How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈblä-
adjective
bloggier; bloggiest
… traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age … James Poniewozik

blog

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verb

blogged; blogging
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intransitive : to write or have a blog
He released experimental versions, blogged about his game-design decisions as he made them and uploaded … videos to YouTube.Harry McCracken
2
transitive : to write or write about (something) on a blog
Appropriately, he blogged his own retirement on Monday.Tom Verducci
blogging
ˈblȯ-giŋ How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈblä-
noun
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life in the United States—what Vietnam vets called being "back in the world." Brad Knickerbocker

Examples of blog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Be sure to check out my blog for my daily Wordle and Strands guides as well as all my other writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage and much more. Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 In the aftermath of Chester’s death, multiple blog posts and message-board threads tried to construe One More Light as a cry for help that had fallen on deaf ears. Daniela Avila, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
Steve Adcock is a financial expert who blogs about how to achieve financial independence. Steve Adcock, Contributor, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2024 All this smacked of trends that circulated in classical music fifteen or so years ago, when organizations were trying to get youngsters to blog or tweet about concerts. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blog 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for Weblog

First Known Use

Noun

1999, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1999, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blog was in 1999

Dictionary Entries Near blog

Cite this Entry

“Blog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

blog

noun
ˈblȯg How to pronounce blog (audio)
ˈbläg
: a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
also : the contents of such a site
blog verb
blogger noun
blogging noun
Etymology

Noun

short for Weblog, from Web + log "record of events"

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