Definition of tubby in English:

tubby

adjectivetubbiest, tubbier ˈtʌbiˈtəbi

1informal Short and rather fat.
a small, tubby man
Example sentencesExamples
- A tubby girl with short blonde hair sat in a seat far in the back.
- Of his accomplices, one was about 6ft tall and tubby, and wore shorts, a red checked shirt and sandals.
- His accomplice is white, 5ft 11 in, tubby or of large build, but not as big as the first suspect.
- On the other hand, this will not be a great night for couture designers; Jack is a driven character, but also short, tubby and bedraggled, heedless of fashion's demands.
- Right as I was thinking that the door swung open and a small tubby woman came speeding through and sat down on the chair at the other side of the desk.
- The tubby pooch is helping launch a week-long scheme offering free health checks to pets - particularly those battling with obesity.
- The teacher was a short tubby lady with wiry brown hair that was constantly in her face.
- A short, tubby man with wire rimmed glasses came waddling out, a fourth grader I recognized from school in front of him.
- I cannot imagine any other country believing that the image it wants to present in the 21st century is of tubby politicians in national costume.
- The door was opened by a short tubby girl with spectacles.
- At first we didn't have a lot in common: he's a middle aged east African Asian with a knowing smile, while I'm a tubby ham-fisted writer without much sense of the world.
- The defiant stare, too, would have made a subtle effect, emphasised by the averted, pixellated face of the tubby, shorter guard.
- The other was short and tubby with curly black hair and brown skin.
- Hummingbirds and little tubby warblers darted among the trees.
- Even as the tubby principal shouted, doors smacked against the walls and a horde of young teenagers filled the immediate area.
- The match pitted a tubby American bloke against a skinny British bloke, both of whom seemed to take an eternity to compose themselves before each shot.
- The tubby volunteers will eat low-calorie food prepared by a celebrity chef, work out three times a day, and try to avoid the ‘temptation fridge’ containing all their favourite fattening snacks.
- We paused to scrutinise tree tops for the green, blue and yellow birds, and were rewarded by several pairs of the tubby ungainly fowl.
- Whereas Costello was short and tubby, Woodley was tall and stick thin, but he was nonetheless hilariously adept at comedic facial expressions and body language.
- Since his medication seems to have made him less energetic and incredibly gluttonous, he's getting rather tubby now.
Synonyms
chubby, plump, stout, roly-poly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, rotund
buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, round, rounded, well rounded
fat, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, bulky, corpulent
informal pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy
British informal podgy, fubsy
North American informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed
rare pursy, abdominous
2(of a sound) lacking resonance; dull (as that of a tub when struck)
historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound
Example sentencesExamples
- The Stokowski recording is a bit tubby here but it is an exciting performance.
- One would think that all those cellos would produce a thick, tubby sound, but Boulez's rhythmic and contrapuntal virtuosity keep the music lively and athletic.

Derivatives

tubbily

adverb

I dodged him and then kicked his behind sending him tubbily with arms flailing into the next section.
Example sentencesExamples
- He's a funny character, but a bit more gimmicky than the majestically, sexily, tubbily Peter!
- Many a Westerner undoubtedly came to consider those performances - often rough, blowsy and tubbily recorded, with basses to the fore - idiomatic, if only by default.

tubbiness

nounˈtʌbɪnəsˈtəbinəs

Behind him was a treadmill, unplugged and wedged into the corner, its disuse perhaps explaining his tubbiness.
Example sentencesExamples
- And tubbiness is a leading contributor to high blood pressure and heart disease, one of our biggest killers.
- To me, this made instruments sound too distant and gave the bass an unwanted tubbiness.
- Similarly, using a bass control to correct tubbiness or muddy bass response also falls short of success.
- The reflectors give the soundboard the more optimum grand piano shape, enhancing the treble, providing longer sustain, eliminating tubbiness in the bass, while helping provide clarity of tone.

Rhymes

chubby, clubby, cubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, stubby

Definition of tubby in US English:

tubby

adjectiveˈtəbēˈtəbi

1informal (of a person) short and rather fat.
a small, tubby man
Example sentencesExamples
- A short, tubby man with wire rimmed glasses came waddling out, a fourth grader I recognized from school in front of him.
- The other was short and tubby with curly black hair and brown skin.
- A tubby girl with short blonde hair sat in a seat far in the back.
- Since his medication seems to have made him less energetic and incredibly gluttonous, he's getting rather tubby now.
- The defiant stare, too, would have made a subtle effect, emphasised by the averted, pixellated face of the tubby, shorter guard.
- The match pitted a tubby American bloke against a skinny British bloke, both of whom seemed to take an eternity to compose themselves before each shot.
- Even as the tubby principal shouted, doors smacked against the walls and a horde of young teenagers filled the immediate area.
- I cannot imagine any other country believing that the image it wants to present in the 21st century is of tubby politicians in national costume.
- We paused to scrutinise tree tops for the green, blue and yellow birds, and were rewarded by several pairs of the tubby ungainly fowl.
- Of his accomplices, one was about 6ft tall and tubby, and wore shorts, a red checked shirt and sandals.
- The tubby volunteers will eat low-calorie food prepared by a celebrity chef, work out three times a day, and try to avoid the ‘temptation fridge’ containing all their favourite fattening snacks.
- The tubby pooch is helping launch a week-long scheme offering free health checks to pets - particularly those battling with obesity.
- On the other hand, this will not be a great night for couture designers; Jack is a driven character, but also short, tubby and bedraggled, heedless of fashion's demands.
- Whereas Costello was short and tubby, Woodley was tall and stick thin, but he was nonetheless hilariously adept at comedic facial expressions and body language.
- Hummingbirds and little tubby warblers darted among the trees.
- The door was opened by a short tubby girl with spectacles.
- The teacher was a short tubby lady with wiry brown hair that was constantly in her face.
- At first we didn't have a lot in common: he's a middle aged east African Asian with a knowing smile, while I'm a tubby ham-fisted writer without much sense of the world.
- His accomplice is white, 5ft 11 in, tubby or of large build, but not as big as the first suspect.
- Right as I was thinking that the door swung open and a small tubby woman came speeding through and sat down on the chair at the other side of the desk.
Synonyms
chubby, plump, stout, roly-poly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, rotund
2(of a sound) lacking resonance; dull.
historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound
Example sentencesExamples
- One would think that all those cellos would produce a thick, tubby sound, but Boulez's rhythmic and contrapuntal virtuosity keep the music lively and athletic.
- The Stokowski recording is a bit tubby here but it is an exciting performance.

单词	tubby
释义	Definition of tubby in English: tubby adjectivetubbiest, tubbier ˈtʌbiˈtəbi 1informal Short and rather fat. a small, tubby man Example sentencesExamples A tubby girl with short blonde hair sat in a seat far in the back. Of his accomplices, one was about 6ft tall and tubby, and wore shorts, a red checked shirt and sandals. His accomplice is white, 5ft 11 in, tubby or of large build, but not as big as the first suspect. On the other hand, this will not be a great night for couture designers; Jack is a driven character, but also short, tubby and bedraggled, heedless of fashion's demands. Right as I was thinking that the door swung open and a small tubby woman came speeding through and sat down on the chair at the other side of the desk. The tubby pooch is helping launch a week-long scheme offering free health checks to pets - particularly those battling with obesity. The teacher was a short tubby lady with wiry brown hair that was constantly in her face. A short, tubby man with wire rimmed glasses came waddling out, a fourth grader I recognized from school in front of him. I cannot imagine any other country believing that the image it wants to present in the 21st century is of tubby politicians in national costume. The door was opened by a short tubby girl with spectacles. At first we didn't have a lot in common: he's a middle aged east African Asian with a knowing smile, while I'm a tubby ham-fisted writer without much sense of the world. The defiant stare, too, would have made a subtle effect, emphasised by the averted, pixellated face of the tubby, shorter guard. The other was short and tubby with curly black hair and brown skin. Hummingbirds and little tubby warblers darted among the trees. Even as the tubby principal shouted, doors smacked against the walls and a horde of young teenagers filled the immediate area. The match pitted a tubby American bloke against a skinny British bloke, both of whom seemed to take an eternity to compose themselves before each shot. The tubby volunteers will eat low-calorie food prepared by a celebrity chef, work out three times a day, and try to avoid the ‘temptation fridge’ containing all their favourite fattening snacks. We paused to scrutinise tree tops for the green, blue and yellow birds, and were rewarded by several pairs of the tubby ungainly fowl. Whereas Costello was short and tubby, Woodley was tall and stick thin, but he was nonetheless hilariously adept at comedic facial expressions and body language. Since his medication seems to have made him less energetic and incredibly gluttonous, he's getting rather tubby now. Synonyms chubby, plump, stout, roly-poly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, rotund buxom, well upholstered, well covered, well padded, of ample proportions, ample, round, rounded, well rounded fat, overweight, fleshy, paunchy, pot-bellied, bulky, corpulent informal pudgy, beefy, porky, blubbery, poddy British informal podgy, fubsy North American informal zaftig, corn-fed, lard-assed rare pursy, abdominous 2(of a sound) lacking resonance; dull (as that of a tub when struck) historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound Example sentencesExamples The Stokowski recording is a bit tubby here but it is an exciting performance. One would think that all those cellos would produce a thick, tubby sound, but Boulez's rhythmic and contrapuntal virtuosity keep the music lively and athletic. Derivatives tubbily adverb I dodged him and then kicked his behind sending him tubbily with arms flailing into the next section. Example sentencesExamples He's a funny character, but a bit more gimmicky than the majestically, sexily, tubbily Peter! Many a Westerner undoubtedly came to consider those performances - often rough, blowsy and tubbily recorded, with basses to the fore - idiomatic, if only by default. tubbiness nounˈtʌbɪnəsˈtəbinəs Behind him was a treadmill, unplugged and wedged into the corner, its disuse perhaps explaining his tubbiness. Example sentencesExamples And tubbiness is a leading contributor to high blood pressure and heart disease, one of our biggest killers. To me, this made instruments sound too distant and gave the bass an unwanted tubbiness. Similarly, using a bass control to correct tubbiness or muddy bass response also falls short of success. The reflectors give the soundboard the more optimum grand piano shape, enhancing the treble, providing longer sustain, eliminating tubbiness in the bass, while helping provide clarity of tone. Rhymes chubby, clubby, cubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, stubby Definition of tubby in US English: tubby adjectiveˈtəbēˈtəbi 1informal (of a person) short and rather fat. a small, tubby man Example sentencesExamples A short, tubby man with wire rimmed glasses came waddling out, a fourth grader I recognized from school in front of him. The other was short and tubby with curly black hair and brown skin. A tubby girl with short blonde hair sat in a seat far in the back. Since his medication seems to have made him less energetic and incredibly gluttonous, he's getting rather tubby now. The defiant stare, too, would have made a subtle effect, emphasised by the averted, pixellated face of the tubby, shorter guard. The match pitted a tubby American bloke against a skinny British bloke, both of whom seemed to take an eternity to compose themselves before each shot. Even as the tubby principal shouted, doors smacked against the walls and a horde of young teenagers filled the immediate area. I cannot imagine any other country believing that the image it wants to present in the 21st century is of tubby politicians in national costume. We paused to scrutinise tree tops for the green, blue and yellow birds, and were rewarded by several pairs of the tubby ungainly fowl. Of his accomplices, one was about 6ft tall and tubby, and wore shorts, a red checked shirt and sandals. The tubby volunteers will eat low-calorie food prepared by a celebrity chef, work out three times a day, and try to avoid the ‘temptation fridge’ containing all their favourite fattening snacks. The tubby pooch is helping launch a week-long scheme offering free health checks to pets - particularly those battling with obesity. On the other hand, this will not be a great night for couture designers; Jack is a driven character, but also short, tubby and bedraggled, heedless of fashion's demands. Whereas Costello was short and tubby, Woodley was tall and stick thin, but he was nonetheless hilariously adept at comedic facial expressions and body language. Hummingbirds and little tubby warblers darted among the trees. The door was opened by a short tubby girl with spectacles. The teacher was a short tubby lady with wiry brown hair that was constantly in her face. At first we didn't have a lot in common: he's a middle aged east African Asian with a knowing smile, while I'm a tubby ham-fisted writer without much sense of the world. His accomplice is white, 5ft 11 in, tubby or of large build, but not as big as the first suspect. Right as I was thinking that the door swung open and a small tubby woman came speeding through and sat down on the chair at the other side of the desk. Synonyms chubby, plump, stout, roly-poly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, portly, rotund 2(of a sound) lacking resonance; dull. historic classical recordings with a tubby overall sound Example sentencesExamples One would think that all those cellos would produce a thick, tubby sound, but Boulez's rhythmic and contrapuntal virtuosity keep the music lively and athletic. The Stokowski recording is a bit tubby here but it is an exciting performance.
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