blubbery

[ bluhb-uh-ree ]

/ ˈblʌb ə ri /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR blubbery ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

abounding in or resembling blubber; fat.

puffy; swollen: blubbery lips.

Origin of blubbery

First recorded in 1785–95; blubber + -y¹

Words nearby blubbery

BLS, BLT, blub, blubber, blubberhead, blubbery, blucher, bludge, bludgeon, bludger, blue

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for blubbery

She had forgotten the third person for the moment, forgotten that Julia, too, professed to like things "blubbery."
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
These were azornacks, mild-tempered vegetarians whose only defense lay in their thick, blubbery hides.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various
The blubbery folds under his chin crimsoned with his cheeks in complacent self-esteem.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
Occasionally she sighs deeply, with that blubbery, spluttery noise that all horses make when they sigh.
Letters to Helen|Keith Henderson

It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like buttermilk gurgling from a jug.
Sketches New and Old, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for blubbery

blubbery

/ (ˈblʌbərɪ) /

adjective -ier or -iest

of, containing, or like blubber; fat

weeping or with the face disfigured by weeping

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blubbery
释义	blubbery [ bluhb-uh-ree ] / ˈblʌb ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blubbery ON THESAURUS.COM adjective abounding in or resembling blubber; fat. puffy; swollen: blubbery lips. Origin of blubbery First recorded in 1785–95; blubber + -y¹ Words nearby blubbery BLS, BLT, blub, blubber, blubberhead, blubbery, blucher, bludge, bludgeon, bludger, blue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blubbery She had forgotten the third person for the moment, forgotten that Julia, too, professed to like things "blubbery." The Open Question\|Elizabeth Robins These were azornacks, mild-tempered vegetarians whose only defense lay in their thick, blubbery hides. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930\|Various The blubbery folds under his chin crimsoned with his cheeks in complacent self-esteem. The Argus Pheasant\|John Charles Beecham Occasionally she sighs deeply, with that blubbery, spluttery noise that all horses make when they sigh. Letters to Helen\|Keith Henderson It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like buttermilk gurgling from a jug. Sketches New and Old, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for blubbery blubbery / (ˈblʌbərɪ) / adjective -ier or -iest of, containing, or like blubber; fat weeping or with the face disfigured by weeping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blubbery heavy, wide, broad, hard, fat, chunky, massive, effusive, watery, weepy, sad, poignant, weeping, mournful, sorrowful, oily, greasy, compact, firm, squat
随便看	tramline trammel trammel net trammie tramontana tramontane tramp tramp art tramp board trampboarding tramper tramping tramping club tramping hut trample trampoline tramp stamp tramp steamer tramroad tramway trance trance out tranche tranchet trandate

blubbery

adjective

Origin of blubbery

Words nearby blubbery

Example sentences from the Web for blubbery

British Dictionary definitions for blubbery

adjective -ier or -iest

Words related to blubbery