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Noun [English]

IPA: /bluːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bloop.wav Forms: bloops [plural]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-noun}} bloop (plural bloops)
  1. (onomatopoeia) The sound of a fish blowing air bubbles in water. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-noun-pW1H3rBU Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 12 19 24 9 11 4 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 36 26 5 7 18 2 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 2 15 11 26 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 15 15 23 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 17 15 21 9 6 6 16 12
  2. (onomatopoeia) The sound of something, especially a fish, sloshing about in water. Tags: onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-noun-mgCQ2ToV Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 17 15 21 9 6 6 16 12
  3. (informal) A low-pitched beeping sound. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-noun-ctV-5Sh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 12 19 24 9 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 2 15 11 26 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 15 15 23 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 17 15 21 9 6 6 16 12
  4. (slang, baseball) Synonym of blooper Tags: slang Synonyms: blooper [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-noun-SNuScuyd Categories (other): Baseball, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 12 19 24 9 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 2 15 11 26 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 15 15 23 6 12 3 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bloopery, bloopy

Verb [English]

IPA: /bluːp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bloop.wav Forms: bloops [present, singular, third-person], blooping [participle, present], blooped [participle, past], blooped [past]
Rhymes: -uːp Etymology: Imitative. Etymology templates: {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-verb}} bloop (third-person singular simple present bloops, present participle blooping, simple past and past participle blooped)
  1. (onomatopoeia, especially of a fish) To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water. Tags: especially, onomatopoeic
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-verb-Klm~9JaZ Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 12 19 24 9 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 2 15 11 26 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 15 15 23 6 12 3
  2. (baseball) To make a hit just beyond the infield.
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-verb-pXlaxlUP Categories (other): Baseball Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (informal) To produce a low-pitched beeping sound. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-verb-OAGVgShT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 12 19 24 9 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 2 15 11 26 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 2 15 15 23 6 12 3 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 17 15 21 9 6 6 16 12
  4. (television, transitive) To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bloop-en-verb-0z7IIFWm Categories (other): Television, Animal sounds Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 17 15 21 9 6 6 16 12 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blooper, unblooped

Inflected forms

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        "(television, transitive) To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce."
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