noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A blot; a stain.

   "the mean blottings of an hireling pen"

2. 2
   The process by which something is blotted.

   "The per cent water was calculated to be 80.7 after 10 blottings[…]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of blot form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

absorbentabsorptionadsorbentadsorptionassimilationbibulous

Example

More examples

"This blotting paper absorbs ink well."

Related phrases

blotting pad

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