dollop
Americannoun
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a lump or blob of some substance.
dollops of mud.
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a small quantity.
Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture.
verb (used with object)
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to dispense in dollops.
to dollop whipped cream over the cake.
noun
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a semisolid lump
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a large serving, esp of food
verb
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to serve out (food)
Etymology
Origin of dollop
1565–75; compare Icelandic dōlpur fat man, Norwegian (dial.) dolp lump
Example Sentences
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The main ingredients, she’ll tell you, requiring a dollop of growth, gratitude, of giving and not taking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
That makes diversification, through international stocks and bonds, especially in emerging markets—and a dollop of gold as a buffer—good options for the years ahead.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
These tracks mostly look at the obsessions of Mr. Cole’s youth and add a dollop of earned wisdom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
They got a little candy star and a dollop of filling, plump and honest like their German ancestor.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
One of the servers scooped a dollop of peanut butter into the bottom-heavy glasses, and another filled them with warm milk from the urn.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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