Meaning of the word blurb in English

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blurb

US /blɝːb/

UK /blɝːb/

a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes and appearing on its cover or in an advertisement.

Example:

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The blurb on the back of the book made me want to read it.

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He wrote a catchy blurb for his new product.

Synonym:

description summary write-up advertisement promotion

to write a blurb for (a book or other product).

Example:

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The publisher asked the author to blurb his new novel.

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Can you blurb this article for our website?

Synonym:

promote advertise summarize describe

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