jotted; jotting
: to write briefly or hurriedly : set down in the form of a note
jot this down
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Noun
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
Verb
He paused to jot a few notes on a slip of paper.
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Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
And the skipper was proving to be strangely possessive, almost secretive, about things like radio reports, incoming messages and navigational details, going so far as to keep everything jotted on a notebook in his pocket.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
Signing paperwork; jotting a number on a sticky note.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
And the skipper was proving to be strangely possessive, almost secretive, about things like radio reports, incoming messages and navigational details, going so far as to keep everything jotted on a notebook in his pocket.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jot. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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jot
1 of 2 noun
: the least bit
jot
2 of 2 verb
jotted; jotting
: to make a brief note of
jot this down
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