1
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 
adjective
ˈblä-
bloggier; bloggiest
… traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age …
—
James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik
blogged; blogging
1
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
Harry McCracken2
transitive
: to write or write about (something) on a blog
Appropriately, he blogged his own retirement on Monday.—Tom Verducci
Tom Verducci
blogging
ˈblȯ-giŋ
noun
ˈblä-
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
Brad Knickerbocker
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 May 2026
There’s a parade of VHS covers, marketing materials, merchandising tie-ins, declining box office reports, and inevitably, a flurry of blogs both detailing the series’ homophobia and transphobia, and attempting to reclaim it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 May 2026
Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 15 May 2026
For example, what criteria define a professional journalist in the digital age, where anyone can blog or share newsworthy information?
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Merchants don't know how much customers will spend on gas and want to ensure there is enough credit to cover it, AARP explains in a blog post.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 May 2026
There’s a parade of VHS covers, marketing materials, merchandising tie-ins, declining box office reports, and inevitably, a flurry of blogs both detailing the series’ homophobia and transphobia, and attempting to reclaim it.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 May 2026
Verb
Also, come join us tomorrow as our NBC News team live-blogs the race.
—Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 15 May 2026
For example, what criteria define a professional journalist in the digital age, where anyone can blog or share newsworthy information?
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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“Blog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blog. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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blog
noun
ˈblȯg
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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