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glob

American  
[glob] / glɒb /

noun

  1. a drop or globule of a liquid.

  2. a usually rounded quantity or lump of some plastic or moldable substance.

    a little glob of clay; a huge glob of whipped cream.
glob British  
/ ɡlɒb /

noun

  1. informal a rounded mass of some thick fluid or pliable substance

    a glob of cream
"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

Etymology

Origin of glob

1895–1900; perhaps blend of globe and blob

Example Sentences

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She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

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

Mama turned toward her children and pointed a canary-yellow spatula with a glob of meringue cream at them.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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