blotting

noun

1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink
2. anything that spoils or mars, esp. by providing an unpleasant contrast: that shack is a blot on the landscape
3. a moral stain; disgrace

transitive verb blotted, blotting

1. to make blots on; spot, stain, or blur
2. to stain (a reputation); disgrace
3. to erase or get rid of: memories blotted from one's mind
4. to dry by soaking up the wet liquid, as with blotting paper

intransitive verb

1. to make blots
2. to become blotted
3. to be absorbent