Meaning & use
Blotted
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Dried or absorbed liquid, especially ink, using an absorbent material.
See it in a sentence
She blotted the ink before closing the letter, so it wouldn't smear.
He blotted the spilled coffee with a paper towel before it could stain the carpet.
A note on using this word
The phrase "blotted out" extends the word figuratively to mean obscured or obliterated entirely, as in "clouds blotted out the sun."
Words with a similar meaning
absorbedsoaked up
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Obscured or obliterated something completely.
Thick smoke blotted out the sun for most of the afternoon.
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