BLOOP

Etymology

Imitative.

Verb

bloop (third-person singular simple present bloops, present participle blooping, simple past and past participle blooped)

(baseball) To make a hit just beyond the infield.

(informal) To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.

(television, transitive) To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce.

Noun

bloop (plural bloops)

(informal) A low-pitched beeping sound.

The robot produced a series of beeps and bloops before giving its answer to the problem.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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