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(blub′ər)

noun

the fat of the whale and other sea mammals, from which an oil is obtained
Informal unsightly fat on the human body

Origin: ME blober, a bubble; prob. of echoic orig.: see bleb

intransitive verb

to weep loudly, like a child

Origin: ME bloberen, to bubble: see blubber

transitive verb

to say while blubbering
to wet, disfigure, or swell with weeping

noun

loud weeping; a blubbering

adjective

thick or swollen

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verb blub·bered, blub·ber·ing, blub·bers

verb, intransitive

To sob noisily. See Synonyms at cry.

verb, transitive

To utter while crying and sobbing.
To make wet and swollen by weeping.

noun

A loud sobbing.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English bluberen, to bubble

Origin: , from bluber, foam

Related Forms:

blubˈber·er noun

blubˈber·ing·ly adverb

noun

The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
Excessive body fat.
A large sea nettle or medusa.

adjective

Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English bluber, foam

Related Forms:

blubˈber·y adjective

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