1
computers
: a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer
also
: the contents of such a site
2
: a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors
a technology blog
bloggy
ˈblȯ-gē 
adjective
ˈblä-
bloggier; bloggiest
… traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age …
—
James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik
blogged; blogging
1
intransitive
: to write or have a blog
He released experimental versions, blogged about his game-design decisions as he made them and uploaded … videos to YouTube.—Harry McCracken
Harry McCracken2
transitive
: to write or write about (something) on a blog
Appropriately, he blogged his own retirement on Monday.—Tom Verducci
Tom Verducci
blogging
ˈblȯ-giŋ
noun
ˈblä-
Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life in the United States—what Vietnam vets called being "back in the world."
—Brad Knickerbocker
Brad Knickerbocker
Examples of blog in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebJoseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
It’s become a cliche for toxic workplaces or more of a red flag, as an Harvard Business Review blog post from leadership expert Joshua A. Luna, points out.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Shane Snow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Jessica blogs about infertility on her website, jessicastrom.net.
—Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The Harmony Project will perform two short pieces by composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, the symphony said in a blog post.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
It’s become a cliche for toxic workplaces or more of a red flag, as an Harvard Business Review blog post from leadership expert Joshua A. Luna, points out.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Verb
Last year, for example, AI writing generation tools popped up everywhere, and companies—seeing the immediate monetary benefit of firing writers—started using AI to blog and SEO their way to glory.
—Shane Snow, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Jessica blogs about infertility on her website, jessicastrom.net.
—Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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blog
noun
ˈblȯg
ˈbläg
: a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
also
: the contents of such a site
blog
verb
blogger
noun
blogging
noun
Etymology
Noun
short for Weblog, from Web + log "record of events"
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