"reblog" meaning in English

See reblog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reblogs [plural], RB [alternative]
Etymology: From re- + blog. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|blog}} re- + blog Head templates: {{en-noun}} reblog (plural reblogs)
  1. (Internet) The reposting of something previously posted on another blog. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
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Verb

Forms: reblogs [present, singular, third-person], reblogging [participle, present], reblogged [participle, past], reblogged [past], RB [alternative]
Etymology: From re- + blog. Etymology templates: {{af|en|re-|blog}} re- + blog Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} reblog (third-person singular simple present reblogs, present participle reblogging, simple past and past participle reblogged)
  1. (transitive, Internet) To blog something previously posted on another blog, in particular to share a post on a microblogging platform. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet, Blogging Related terms: rebloggable, reblogger, retweet Translations (to blog something previously posted on another blog): rebloggen (German)
    Sense id: en-reblog-en-verb-TRbmJoZ5 Disambiguation of Blogging: 25 75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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