bloop

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/bluːp/

Definition of bloop

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (especially, onomatopoeic)To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
    “The ducks quack, The birds chirp, The fish bloop.”
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verb

  1. (especially, onomatopoeic)To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
    “The ducks quack, The birds chirp, The fish bloop.”
  2. To make a hit just beyond the infield.
  3. (informal)To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.
  4. (transitive)To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce.
    “Optical track can be blooped by using blooping tape, which is available from motion picture equipment dealers.”

noun

  1. (onomatopoeic)The sound of a fish blowing air bubbles in water.
    “Slowly exhale using short, quick bursts through the mouth, making 'bloop' sounds to mimic a fish each time.”
  2. (onomatopoeic)The sound of something, especially a fish, sloshing about in water.
    “A loud bloop bloop from the fish tank made me jump, the three-year-old Reader’s Digest almost slipping from my grip.”
    “Still, it’s a good place to stand and try to catch sight of a heron or to be quiet to hear the bloop, bloop of fish surfacing to eat a water bug.”
  3. (informal)A low-pitched beeping sound.
    “The robot produced a series of beeps and bloops before giving its answer to the problem.”
    “A fiendish yell then followed / Ev'ry salvo's 'bang' and 'bloop'.”
  4. (slang)Synonym of blooper.

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Etymology

Imitative.

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