blog

[blawg, blog]

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.

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

/ blɒɡ /

noun

1. Full name: weblog. informal,  an online journal

Other Word Forms

• blogger noun
• blogging noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blog¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of weblog

Example Sentences

He often turns to it instead of search engines to save time, rather than reading through several web pages such as travel blogs about good places to visit in northern Spain.

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On 4 October, Mr Altman blogged that the firm had been "learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rights holders, and other interested groups".

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"UK businesses and consumers have been amongst the first to benefit from Google's innovations, often months before their European counterparts," Google's competition boss Oliver Bethell wrote in a blog post.

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"I had a food blog just for fun and made weird pictures with food, and made up recipes," she said.

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She blogged and posted photos of herself doing push-ups on Instagram.

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Related Words

• site