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View definitions for blotting out

blotting out

noun as in erasure

noun as in expunction

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Example Sentences

There is a story about blotting out Amalek told in the name of the Hasidic master Zvi Elimelekh of Dinov (1783-1841).

Gently it slid across the oblong of sunlight, blotting out the figures of the two men from her sight.

Another flash of lightning brightened the sky and at the same instant a deluge of rain descended, blotting out the shore.

A thick mist, which had come down during the small hours, blotting out everything, had delayed their morning start.

Time is ever busy blotting out the land-marks which our ancestors reared with so much patience for our behoof.

A great shadow of the Stranger, as he first stood underneath their roof; covering its surface, and blotting out all other objects.

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On this page you'll find 1177 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blot out, such as: crush, decimate, demolish, eradicate, exterminate, and extinguish.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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