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
blipped; blipping
: 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
Examples of blip in a Sentence
Noun
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
But as a top choice for young people looking for love, dating apps may have been a blip.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Little Compton, Rhode Island East of Newport and west of Cape Cod is a blip of a town (with a population of around 3,600) appropriately named Little Compton.
—Amy Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
But as a top choice for young people looking for love, dating apps may have been a blip.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Blip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blip. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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