blog

American  

[blawg, blog] / blɔg, blɒg /

noun

1. a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites.

2. a single entry or post on such a website.

   She regularly contributes a blog to the magazine's website.

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verb (used without object)

blogged, blogging

1. to maintain or add new entries to a blog.

verb (used with object)

blogged, blogging

1. to express or write about on a blog.

   She’s been blogging her illness for almost a year.

blog British  

/ blɒɡ /

noun

1. Full name: weblog.  informal an online journal

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Other Word Forms

• blogger noun
• blogging noun

Etymology

Origin of blog

First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of weblog

Example Sentences

She was more specific about what happened in her older blog post, by the way.

From Los Angeles Times

Our call of the day from Macro Tourist blog author and former institutional trader Kevin Muir says it’s energy’s turn now and he’s buying.

From MarketWatch

In a memo posted to the company’s blog, Pichai wrote that the previous decade had been all about a smartphone-oriented world.

From The Wall Street Journal

The star, who has two young daughters with husband Christopher French, made the comments in an article for the Cut, which was adapted from her own blog post on the subject.

From BBC

A blog post on the company's website says the boulder is made of rubber and weighs 400 pounds.

From Barron's

Related Words

• site