dollop

Syllables: dol·lopUK/ˈdɒləp/US/ˈdɑləp/

dollop noun: a considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.

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Noun

dollop (plural dollops)

A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
- Each pancake comes with a dollop of suspiciously soft butter in a tiny plastic cup.
- Dallop, s[ubstantive] a deal heap, a division or small heap,[…][1826, John Thomson, “Dallop”, in Etymons of English Words, Edinburgh: Published by Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, →OCLC, column 1

dollop (third-person singular simple present dollops, present participle dolloping, simple past and past participle dolloped)

(transitive) To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.
- She dolloped a generous quantity of mustard on her hot dog.
- They cobbler the plums they put up back in summer, / They bake a wild turkey and roast backstrap deer, / They dollop the sourdough for rising and baking, / And pass each to each now the brown jug of cheer.1996, Buck Ramsey, “Christmas Waltz”, in Christmas Waltz (Peregrine Smith book), Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs Smith; reprinted in “Remembrances of a Season: Sentiments on Waltzin’, Strollin’...
(ambitransitive) To dole out in a considerable quantity; to drip in a viscous form.
- [P]eas are, when in season, the article most frequently "dolloped," especially since such large quantities have been sent to market, from distant places, by the railways, as they heat very much, and the shell decomposing, becomes a bad colour, and unfits the article for the regular market in a very...[1858?], “Felix Folio” [pseudonym; John Page], “And Last”, in The Hawkers and Street Dealers of the North of England Manufacturing Districts; … Being Some Account of Their Dealings, Dodgings, and...
- The guard bounced his cock up, and the cock-snot dolloped onto the floor. Without instruction, Mark lowered his head beneath the towering statue and licked the creamy blob of lubrication up.2006, “The Guard”, in John Patrick, editor, Secret Passions: A New Collection of Erotic Tales, Herndon, Va.: STARbooks Press, →ISBN

மென் கட்டி, புற்கற்றை

ڈھیلا, لوندا, لقمہ, پیڑا

lump, blob, gobbet: ഉണ്ട, ആകൃതിയില്ലാത്ത പിണ്ഡം, കൂന, ആഹാരത്തിന്റെ കൂന, ചൊരിഞ്ഞോ കോരിയോ ഇട്ട ആഹാരം, ലുണ്ഡിക

The "Dollopers" are well known to the dealers, and they (the latter) frequently call out to them, if they see them looking about the market, and have a "dollop" of anything on hand; […][1858?], “Felix Folio” [pseudonym; John Page], “And Last”, in The Hawkers and Street Dealers of the North of England Manufacturing...
'Weel! thee's getten a fairish dollop, thee has.[1868, J. C. Atkinson, A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical, London: John Russell Smith, Soho Square...
She dollops porridge into a bowl and trickles condensed milk over the top.2012, Ruth Saberton, Amber Scott is Starting Over, London: Orion, →ISBN:
"It's fah-bu-lous to have these early salads, from the greenhouse, but don't they make you just long for summer?" Cath says to no one in particular as she dollops away generously onto plates.2008, Rachel Johnson, Shire Hell, London: Penguin Books; republished as In a Good Place, Touchstone trade paperback edition, New York...

Noun
plural	dollops
alternative form	dallop
Verb
third-person singular present	dollops
present participle	dolloping
past participle	dolloped
past	dolloped

From earlier East Anglian dialectal dallop (“patch, tuft (of grass, etc.)”), of unknown origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian dolp (“lump”).

What does dollop mean?: Dollop means a considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
What is dollop in Tamil?: Dollop in Tamil is மென் கட்டி, புற்கற்றை. See Dollop meaning in Tamil.
How do you use dollop in a sentence?: The "Dollopers" are well known to the dealers, and they (the latter) frequently call out to them, if they see them looking about the market, and have a "dollop" of anything on hand; […]
What part of speech is dollop?: Dollop can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce dollop?: Dollop is pronounced /ˈdɒləp/ (UK).
What is the plural of dollop?: The plural of dollop is dollops.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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