1
: a small drop : blob
2
: a usually large and rounded mass
globby adjective

Examples of glob in a Sentence

A glob of ice cream was stuck to his mustache. found a glob of chewing gum under my theater seat
Recent Examples on the Web The hundreds of rows of lights were evenly spaced around the glob. James Nestor, Outside Online, 18 June 2024 Just take the entire glob out of the container and press into electronics to pull out junky debris. Anna Kasper, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024 Comets are basically globs of ice embedded with dust and rock. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 23 June 2024 The Barney-the-dinosaur-purple filling spills out the top of the roll, creating big globs of smooth, cool, ube custard up against the banana. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for glob 

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Word History

Etymology

perhaps blend of globe and blob

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glob was in 1900

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“Glob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glob. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

glob

noun
: a small drop : blob

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