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

Social media’s explosion in the mid-aughts initially amplified these celebrities’ ubiquity until legions of their loyal TV viewers and pupils launched their own blogs and social media channels.

From Salon

Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, said it would fully cooperate with the NHTSA’s investigation in a Wednesday blog post.

From The Wall Street Journal

He joined the Journal in 2010 as an intern for the Japan Real Time blog.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company issued a public blog post in mid-January titled, “The truth Elon left out.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It is my sincere wish for you to be able to enjoy all of my music in your beautiful Greenland home, in its highest quality,” Young wrote on his blog.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• site