bloop
[ bloop ]
/ blup /
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verb (used with object)
to ruin; botch: to bloop an easy catch.
to hit a blooper in baseball.
noun
a clumsy mistake.
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Origin of bloop
First recorded in 1925–30; earlier, a high-pitched sound produced by interference in a radio signal; expressive coinage
Words nearby bloop
Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Group, Bloomsday, Bloom's syndrome, bloomy, bloop, blooper, Bloor, blootered, bloquiste, blossom
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How to use bloop in a sentence
At times, after each “bloop,” would come the sharp click of the bill as it rapidly opened and shut.
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