how to pronounce blurb

/ˈblɝb/

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blurb is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of blurb in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… like a headline or a blurb on the news …”

meanings of blurb

verb:

To write or quote in a blurb.
To supply with a blurb.

noun:

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

blurb frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word blurb occurs in english on average 7.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics blurb can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that blurb can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;