blotting
- present participle of blot.
Example Sentences
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In total, more than 1.7 million satellites could soon be lighting up the night sky, obscuring or blotting out the view of ground-based telescopes.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Maybe we’ll really let things go so far that we’ll seriously need to consider blotting out the sky someday soon.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“I’m always hot, babe,” Jones replied, continuing her blotting adventure before explaining — perhaps unnecessarily — “I’m having that menopause. That pause, that pause.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
He's previously said that his earliest memory was "a massive ship at the end of my street, towering over the houses and blotting out the sun".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
I wash each leaf of kale individually before blotting it dry with a paper towel.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
