blurb
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5.1
- noun
- /blɜrb/
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texto de contraportada
- There's a dog on the cover and a blurb by Ali Hazelwood.
- blurb on the book
- cover blurb
And I'll read the little blurb on the black on the back.
- And I'll read the little blurb on the black on the back.
- You know, those sort of butt kissing blurbs, what you could call them, right?
- And I just want to read my little blurb here, see if it aged well.
- Very nice short, succinct blurb there.
- And I read it in an hour, and I sent him a blurb right away.
- I don't need to say much, literally let me just read this top blurb.
- Even though it doesn't go anywhere, I still enjoy, I enjoyed that little blurb.
- I I venture to guess that none of that stuff was really covered, maybe more than just a blurb in this thing.
- And there's this little blurb in the book where you say the question.
- And then I read about Peloton, A blurb about Peloton and Fast Company.
Examples
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Include short blurbs from your students about why music is important to them.
Academic text (2011) -
If you wrote a blurb for my book, what would it be?
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Does this book have an author blurb on the front cover?
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The blurb said that the author of the story is a new fresh voice who had something new to say.
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So it gave me the courage to ask him for a blurb for one of my books.
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Very nice short, succinct blurb there.
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I noted a number of laudatory blurbs on the back and began reading.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ask people you know who are well-known in your field for advance blurbs.
Academic text (2011) -
I wonder if we could get a little blurb in the Journal about Manny's Pizza Parlor.
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The blurb on the back of the book praised the author's storytelling ability.
Synonyms
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3.6
A public statement supporting a person, product, or idea
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3.7
A short memorable phrase that describes a person, company, or product
How Promotional
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word blurb was invented by the American writer Gelett Burgess as a funny name for a 'short promotional statement' on a book jacket. He printed a fake jacket with a made-up quote by 'Miss Blurb', and that is why a blurb today means a short line of praise used to sell a book.