blotting
- present participle of blot.
Example Sentences
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Southern Blotting is used to find DNA sequences.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Benson’s engagingly written, but obvious whodunit, “The Blotting Book,” and, not least, Lord Dunsany’s novel about the twilight of wizardry, “The Charwoman’s Shadow.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021
Blotting out most of my desk at the moment is a gigantic critical edition of the score, its cover drenched in a fiery scarlet color.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 21, 2019
Blotting out earlier versions and painting over mistakes is part of the process by which Fierro transforms wayward marks into unexpected possibilities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2017
Blotting her lashes with a white handkerchief, Helene walked through the kitchen to the back bedroom where she had slept for sixteen years.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
