bloop

noun

bloop transitive verb

Examples of bloop in a Sentence

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Tommy Edman walked, Shohei Ohtani moved him over with a grounder, and then Mookie Betts brought him home with a bloop single to right. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Ohtani reached the milestone with his last hit Thursday, a bloop double in the eighth inning of a 7-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024 Pinch-runner Jason Heyward took over for him and scored when Altuve hit a bloop single to shallow center field to tie it. Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024 The lefty needed 32 pitches to get through the first, his troubles exacerbated by third baseman Ryan McMahon’s throwing error, which allowed Gary Sanchez to reach first and Rhys Hoskins to follow up with a bloop single to score William Contreras. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloop 

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from blooper

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloop was in 1941

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“Bloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloop. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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