bloop meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

bloop

verb

/bluːp/

Etymology Imitative.

Especially, Onomatopoeic, Of a fish To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.

The ducks quack, The birds chirp, The fish bloop.2020, Alex K. Bishop, “The Man, a Bench in the Park”, in Nothing Important: Allegorical poems in the pursuit of meaning, Altona, Manitoba: FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 13:

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To make a hit just beyond the infield.

Informal To produce a low-pitched beeping sound.

Broadcasting, Media, Television To cover up splices in a soundtrack tape to eliminate the unwanted noise they may produce.

Optical track can be blooped by using blooping tape, which is available from motion picture equipment dealers.1979, John Mercer, An Introduction to Cinematography, page 96:

noun

Etymology Imitative.

Onomatopoeic The sound of a fish blowing air bubbles in water.

Slowly exhale using short, quick bursts through the mouth, making 'bloop' sounds to mimic a fish each time.2018 August 21, Nicola Harvey, Mindful Little Yogis: Self-Regulation Tools to Empower Kids with Special Needs to Breathe and Relax, London: Singing Dragon, →ISBN, page 51:

Onomatopoeic The sound of something, especially a fish, sloshing about in water.

A loud bloop bloop from the fish tank made me jump, the three-year-old Reader’s Digest almost slipping from my grip.2021 March 30, Elizabeth Penney, Bodies and Bows, New York City: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 4:
Still, it’s a good place to stand and try to catch sight of a heron or to be quiet to hear the bloop, bloop of fish surfacing to eat a water bug.2021 July 6, Susie Finkbeiner, The Nature of Small Birds: A Novel, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Revell, page 107:

Informal A low-pitched beeping sound.

The robot produced a series of beeps and bloops before giving its answer to the problem.
A fiendish yell then followed / Ev'ry salvo's 'bang' and 'bloop'.1992, Bob Magor, Blood on the Board, page 39:

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang Synonym of blooper.