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
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 At the end of the first song, a small red glob rained down from above. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Great bright globs of gore, falling splat-splat on the linoleum. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024 The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glob 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

glob

noun
: a small drop : blob

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