glob

American  

[glob] / glɒb /

noun

globs plural

1. a drop or globule of a liquid.

2. a usually rounded quantity or lump of some plastic or moldable substance.

   a little glob of clay; a huge glob of whipped cream.

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glob British  

/ ɡlɒb /

noun

1. informal a rounded mass of some thick fluid or pliable substance

   a glob of cream

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• globs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of glob

1895–1900; perhaps blend of globe and blob

Explanation

A glob is a shapeless clump or hunk of something. Even the most skilled potter starts out with nothing but a glob of damp clay on her pottery wheel. Globs are soft, squishy, or partly liquid substances — you can't really have a glob of pizza, but you can add a glob of melty mozzarella to the top of a pizza. An artist drops globs of oil paint on her palette, and a chocolate maker fills molds with globs of warm melted chocolate. While we know glob first appeared in print around 1900, its origin isn't clear. It may have imitated words like blob and gob.

Example Sentences

“The truth is, I never had that control,” Glob says.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

That world grabbed Glob and wouldn’t let go.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Glob, on the other hand, gets pregnant and bears a child during the course of the filming — a fact that interests Sokol for how it represents a creative woman evolving her life.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The young artist would call Ms. Glob when something interesting was happening — like when it looked like she would be evicted from the theater.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023

Glob after sticky glob of sap landed right in the center of the blinking gems, dousing the beams of light, and Gum Baby waved her hands urgently.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Related Words

• blob
• clump
• gob