glob
Americannoun
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globs
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a drop or globule of a liquid.
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a usually rounded quantity or lump of some plastic or moldable substance.
a little glob of clay; a huge glob of whipped cream.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of glob
Explanation
A glob is a shapeless clump or hunk of something. Even the most skilled potter starts out with nothing but a glob of damp clay on her pottery wheel. Globs are soft, squishy, or partly liquid substances — you can't really have a glob of pizza, but you can add a glob of melty mozzarella to the top of a pizza. An artist drops globs of oil paint on her palette, and a chocolate maker fills molds with globs of warm melted chocolate. While we know glob first appeared in print around 1900, its origin isn't clear. It may have imitated words like blob and gob.
Example Sentences
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If eaten in the right order, locals say, fresh notes should emerge with each glob on the flight: caramel, custard and finally, an almost alcoholic bitterness heralding the Musang King.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
"It represents who I am, I think," said Braathen, who left the Norwegian set-up in 2023 after clinching the World Cup slalom crystal glob and announced his link-up with the Brazilian federation in March 2024.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
"It's basically a glob of randomness," Xue said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
“It kind of smells like ocean water,” one woman said before choking down a glob and then covering her mouth, appearing to gag, eyes watering.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A $9 grilled cheese sandwich came with a measly piece of bacon, thick globs of half-melted cheese and two slices of burnt Texas Toast.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
Despite the warnings, I have removed satisfying globs of wax.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
The scorching heat melted the glass awards her daughter had received for her theater performances, leaving behind deformed globs of crystal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Today she reaches the peak of her canvases by riding a scissor lift, which sits behind her worktable, its metal bars speckled with globs of paint in many different colors.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
I can see the globs of glue, like tears that will not fall.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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