dollop
a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
a small quantity: Add a dollop of soda water to the mixture.
to dispense in dollops: to dollop whipped cream over the cake.
Origin of dollop
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How to use dollop in a sentence
Melt a dollop of bacon grease in a large, heavy pot, cooking over medium-high heat.
The cake is great on its own, but a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream or even creme fraiche would add a cool, creamy element.
Rhubarb shines in this upside-down cornmeal cake | Aaron Hutcherson | June 3, 2021 | Washington PostTuna tartare, shimmering with orange trout roe, is reimagined with garnishes of sliced finger lime and pale green dollops of shishito pureed with chickpeas.
If you think fine dining is on pause, Imperfecto would beg to differ | Tom Sietsema | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostBefore bed I’d steal a dollop of her fancy face wash, and gradually, I began to notice that my face was getting less dry and more clear.
A thick dollop of transparent hair gel rests on the back of a brown hand.
Yet here we are, dispensing another dollop of inhumanity to some of the most troubled and despised people in America.
Dessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream.
And, of course, the whole shebang can be topped with a dollop of hot cheese.
Classics Get a Cheesy Twist at Fall River Spot | Jane & Michael Stern | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfterwards, back in the locker room, Gregg Allman morosely doles himself out another dollop of coke.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe embraced it, like the nickname “Killer,” and he fed the rage with drugs as required: Every audience demanded its dollop.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSpike this succulent Sea Rabbit with horseradish or a dollop of sherry, for a change.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownCrowley grinned at him, poured coffee and then a dollop of Napoleon brandy into it.
The Common Man | Guy McCord (AKA Dallas McCord Reynolds)And many such like things she did, though never did they fetch such a dollop of money again.
The Torch and Other Tales | Eden PhillpottsThen the bows lifted to the first swell, and a dollop of spray flew over them, and rattled against the bridge-screens.
Pincher Martin, O.D. | H. Taprell DorlingA certain weight of jute, termed a “dollop,” is laid upon the feed cloth for each revolution of the latter.
British Dictionary definitions for dollop
/ (ˈdɒləp) informal /
a semisolid lump
a large serving, esp of food
(tr foll by out) to serve out (food)
Origin of dollop
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