Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.]
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1. A bubble.
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At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. --Henryson.
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2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which
oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and
over the muscular flesh.
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3. (Zool.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blubbering.]
To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a
childish manner.
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She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.
--Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. t.
1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with
tears.
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Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!
--Prior.
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2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries);
-- with forth or out.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blubber
n 1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and
other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in
herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, avoirdupois]
[ant: leanness]
v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blub,
snuffle]
2: utter while crying [syn: blubber out]
WordNet (r) 2.0
121 Moby Thesaurus words for "blubber":
bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, boil, boil over, boohoo, boom,
bray, break down, breathe, breeze, bubble, bubble over, bubble up,
burble, burst into tears, butter, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, clay,
coo, crow, cry, cushion, dissolve in tears, dough, down, drawl,
drone, drop a tear, effervesce, eiderdown, exclaim, feather bed,
feathers, ferment, fizz, fizzle, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, flute,
foam, gabble, gasp, gibber, greet, growl, grunt, guggle, gurgle,
hiss, jabber, kapok, keen, lilt, maunder, mouth, mumble, murmur,
mutter, pant, pillow, pipe, plop, plush, pudding, puff, putty,
roar, rubber, rumble, satin, scream, screech, seethe, shed tears,
shriek, sibilate, sigh, silk, simmer, sing, snap, snarl, snivel,
snort, sob, sparkle, speak incoherently, splutter, sputter, squall,
squawk, squeal, susurrate, swansdown, thistledown, thunder,
trumpet, twang, velvet, wail, warble, wax, weep, whimper, whine,
whisper, wool, work, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, zephyr
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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