jotted; jotting
: to write briefly or hurriedly : set down in the form of a note
jot this down
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Noun
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
Verb
He paused to jot a few notes on a slip of paper.
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
The two started palling around, Mezrich jotting down notes as Saverin unspooled the story of his broken friendship with Zuckerberg.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Her campaign isn’t copying every jot and tittle of Trump’s tax plan and would try to recover some of the $2 trillion to $3 trillion deficit her plan would cause with taxes on unrealized gains for people with a wealth of more than $100 million and jacking up the corporate tax rate to 28%.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
Verb
On this day, everyone has a list—whether jotted down or floating in the mental airspace.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
The two started palling around, Mezrich jotting down notes as Saverin unspooled the story of his broken friendship with Zuckerberg.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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jot
1 of 2 noun
: the least bit
jot
2 of 2 verb
jotted; jotting
: to make a brief note of
jot this down
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