vlogging

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   The activity of making and posting video blogs, usually short personal videos shared regularly online.

   Grammar: Uncountable: say 'vlogging is fun', not 'a vlogging'.

   Patterns

   • vlogging about something
   • start vlogging
   • a vlogging channel

   She spends her weekends vlogging about street food in her city.

   Vlogging became his full-time job after one video went viral.

   Their vlogging channel has more than a million subscribers.

2. 2verbintransitive

   Present participle of 'vlog': making a video blog or recording one's daily life on camera.

   Grammar: Used in progressive forms: 'She is vlogging from the airport.'

   Patterns

   • be vlogging from somewhere
   • be vlogging about something

   He is vlogging from the conference this week.

   They were vlogging while they traveled through Asia.

Word forms

Common combinations

go vlogging

We went vlogging along the coast at sunrise.

vlogging channel

Her vlogging channel focuses on study tips.

vlogging camera

A small vlogging camera is easy to carry around.

start vlogging

He started vlogging to practice his English.

Synonyms and how they differ

blogging

Blogging usually means writing posts on a website, while vlogging specifically involves video.

streaming

Streaming is live broadcasting; vlogging is normally recorded and edited before posting.

Word family

vlog noun

A video blog or a single video post of this kind.

vlogger noun

A person who makes video blogs.

vlog verb

To make and post a video blog.

Commonly confused: vlogging or flogging?

Practice

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