51Թ

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splodge

/ ɒ /

noun

  1. a large irregular spot or blot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to mark (something) with such a blot or blots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻ岵, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of splodge1

C19: alteration of earlier splotch
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Example Sentences

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The footsteps appear as brief blips or lines and the gunshot as a larger splodge.

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The best of the bunch is the citrus chile roast chicken sandwich, well seasoned and simply dressed with cheddar, tomato, lettuce and a splodge of ranch dressing.

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Long fascinated by canine umwelt — how they experience the world — she had never before studied a puppy’s development from its origins as “a mewling splodge of fur,” as she writes, into adolescence and beyond.

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It slurps and slithers around in your head in great smeary splodges, like a cornucopia of slugs.

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Some of the bigger splodges are well known actors on the sky.

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