1
: a trace on a display screen (such as an oscilloscope)
especially
: a spot on a radar screen
2
: a short crisp sound
3
: an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a recording as a result of blipping
4
: a transient sharp movement up or down (as of a quantity commonly shown on a graph)
5
: something relatively small or inconsequential within a larger context
made only a blip on the political scene
blipped; blipping
: to remove (recorded sound) from a recording so that there is an interruption of the sound in the reproduction
a censor blipped the swear words
Examples of blip in a Sentence
Noun
The approaching ship appeared as a blip on the screen.
the blips, buzzes, and bleeps of a video game
The company's financial problems were just a temporary blip.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Urban cowboy culture and the diversity of the West has never been more known, yet its visibility has been a blip.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Price history: Before today's deal, the Sabine Wren lightsaber blipped to $120 in May, and this all but the lowest price for the Baylen Skoll.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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Noun
In the long run, this will be little more than a blip.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Urban cowboy culture and the diversity of the West has never been more known, yet its visibility has been a blip.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Once upon a time, this decision would have been an 11th hour save—but in 2025 markets barely blipped.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Price history: Before today's deal, the Sabine Wren lightsaber blipped to $120 in May, and this all but the lowest price for the Baylen Skoll.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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“Blip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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