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blubber

(blʌbəʳ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense blubbers, present participle blubbering, past tense, past participle blubbered

1. uncountable noun

Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.

The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea.

Synonyms: fat, fatty tissue, adipose tissue More Synonyms of blubber

2. verb

If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way.

[informal]

She started to blubber like a child. [VERB]

Synonyms: weep, sob, wail, whimper More Synonyms of blubber

blubber in British English

(ˈblʌbə)

verb

to sob without restraint

to utter while sobbing

3. (transitive)

to make (the face) wet and swollen or disfigured by crying

noun

a thick insulating layer of fatty tissue below the skin of aquatic mammals such as the whale: used by humans as a source of oil

5. informal

excessive and flabby body fat

the act or an instance of weeping without restraint

7. Australian an informal name for jellyfish

adjective

8. (often in combination)

swollen or fleshy

blubber-faced

blubber-lips

Derived forms

blubberer (ˈblubberer)

noun

Word origin

C12: perhaps from Low German blubbern to bubble, of imitative origin

blubber in American English 1

(ˈblʌbər)

noun

the fat of the whale and other sea mammals, from which an oil is obtained

2. Informal

unsightly fat on the human body

Word origin

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

blubber in American English 2

(ˈblʌbər)

verb intransitive

to weep loudly, like a child

verb transitive

to say while blubbering

to wet, disfigure, or swell with weeping

noun

loud weeping; a blubbering

adjective

thick or swollen

SIMILAR WORDS: cry

Word origin

ME bloberen, to bubble: see blubber1

Examples of 'blubber' in a sentence
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There were bits of skin and blubber left behind and the mast was wrecked.The likeliest cause for your expanding waistline is just excess blubber.Yet no one seems to like a blubber.An issue about human mountains of wobbling blubber in danger of making their country sink under their weight.Lies on a reinforced bed all day, a vast mountain of blubber.The UK has become a vast blubber mountain.The City and Westminster used to groan under the weight of excess blubber.We wander, awestruck, amid these languid mountains of blubber.

(noun) in the sense of fat

Definition

the fatty tissue of aquatic mammals such as the whale

a thick layer of blubber

Synonyms

fat

ways of reducing body fat

fatty tissue

adipose tissue

(verb) in the sense of weep

Definition

to sob without restraint

To their surprise, their mother started to blubber like a child.

Synonyms

weep

She began to weep, tears running down her face.

sob

She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow.

wail

Onlookers began to wail at the horrific sight.

whimper

She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.

bawl

One of the toddlers was bawling, and another had a runny nose.

snivel

a snivelling child

yowl

greet (Scottish, archaic)

mewl

Shut up, Steven, you mewling little wimp.

howl your eyes out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bawl

Definition

to cry noisily

One of the toddlers was bawling, and another had a runny nose.

Synonyms

cry,

weep,

sob,

wail,

whine,

whimper,

whinge (informal),

keen,

greet (Scottish, archaic),

squall,

blubber,

snivel,

shed tears,

yowl,

mewl,

howl your eyes out

in the sense of mewl

Definition

(esp. of a baby) to cry weakly

Shut up, Steven, you mewling little wimp.

Synonyms

whimper,

cry,

whine,

whinge (informal),

grizzle (informal, British),

blubber,

snivel,

pule

in the sense of snivel

Definition

to say (something) tearfully

a snivelling child

Synonyms

whine,

cry,

whinge (informal),

weep,

moan (informal),

gripe (informal),

whimper,

grizzle (informal, British),

blubber,

sniffle,

snuffle,

mewl,

girn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect)

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blubber

blowout
blowsy
blowy
blubber
bludge
bludgeon
blue

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blubber

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单词	blubber
释义	Trends of blubber View usage for: blubber (blʌbəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense blubbers, present participle blubbering, past tense, past participle blubbered 1. uncountable noun Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals. The baby whale develops a thick layer of blubber to protect it from the cold sea. Synonyms: fat, fatty tissue, adipose tissue More Synonyms of blubber 2. verb If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way. [informal] She started to blubber like a child. [VERB] Synonyms: weep, sob, wail, whimper More Synonyms of blubber blubber in British English (ˈblʌbə) verb 1. to sob without restraint 2. to utter while sobbing 3. (transitive) to make (the face) wet and swollen or disfigured by crying noun 4. a thick insulating layer of fatty tissue below the skin of aquatic mammals such as the whale: used by humans as a source of oil 5. informal excessive and flabby body fat 6. the act or an instance of weeping without restraint 7. Australian an informal name for jellyfish adjective 8. (often in combination) swollen or fleshy blubber-faced blubber-lips Derived forms blubberer (ˈblubberer) noun Word origin C12: perhaps from Low German blubbern to bubble, of imitative origin blubber in American English 1 (ˈblʌbər) noun 1. the fat of the whale and other sea mammals, from which an oil is obtained 2. Informal unsightly fat on the human body Word origin ME blober, a bubble; prob. of echoic orig.: see bleb blubber in American English 2 (ˈblʌbər) verb intransitive 1. to weep loudly, like a child verb transitive 2. to say while blubbering 3. to wet, disfigure, or swell with weeping noun 4. loud weeping; a blubbering adjective 5. thick or swollen SIMILAR WORDS: cry Word origin ME bloberen, to bubble: see blubber1 Examples of 'blubber' in a sentence blubber There were bits of skin and blubber left behind and the mast was wrecked. The Sun (2010) The likeliest cause for your expanding waistline is just excess blubber. The Sun (2009) Yet no one seems to like a blubber. The Sun (2013) An issue about human mountains of wobbling blubber in danger of making their country sink under their weight. The Sun (2008) Lies on a reinforced bed all day, a vast mountain of blubber. The Sun (2016) The UK has become a vast blubber mountain. The Sun (2016) The City and Westminster used to groan under the weight of excess blubber. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We wander, awestruck, amid these languid mountains of blubber. Times, Sunday Times (2010) (noun) in the sense of fat Definition the fatty tissue of aquatic mammals such as the whale a thick layer of blubber Synonyms fat ways of reducing body fat fatty tissue adipose tissue (verb) in the sense of weep Definition to sob without restraint To their surprise, their mother started to blubber like a child. Synonyms weep She began to weep, tears running down her face. sob She began to sob again, burying her face in the pillow. wail Onlookers began to wail at the horrific sight. whimper She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain. bawl One of the toddlers was bawling, and another had a runny nose. snivel a snivelling child yowl greet (Scottish, archaic) mewl Shut up, Steven, you mewling little wimp. howl your eyes out Additional synonyms in the sense of bawl Definition to cry noisily One of the toddlers was bawling, and another had a runny nose. Synonyms cry, weep, sob, wail, whine, whimper, whinge (informal), keen, greet (Scottish, archaic), squall, blubber, snivel, shed tears, yowl, mewl, howl your eyes out in the sense of mewl Definition (esp. of a baby) to cry weakly Shut up, Steven, you mewling little wimp. Synonyms whimper, cry, whine, whinge (informal), grizzle (informal, British), blubber, snivel, pule in the sense of snivel Definition to say (something) tearfully a snivelling child Synonyms whine, cry, whinge (informal), weep, moan (informal), gripe (informal), whimper, grizzle (informal, British), blubber, sniffle, snuffle, mewl, girn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect) Nearby words of blubber blowout blowsy blowy blubber bludge bludgeon blue Synonyms of 'blubber' blubber Explore 'blubber' in the dictionary
随便看	adaptedness at the end of the street at the end of your rope at the end of your tether at the expense of at the experimental stage at the far end (of) at the far side (of) at the fiddle at the first opportunity at the foot of the page at the forefront of at the full at the hand of at the hands of at the hands of someone (at) the heart of the problem/debate at the height of the summer at the helm at the instance of at-their-own-game at their own game to beat someone at their own game at the last gasp at-the-last-gasp at the last moment

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