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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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;
- Example: "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
[syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois]


VERB (2)

1. cry or whine with snuffling;
- Example: "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
[syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle]

2. utter while crying;
[syn: blubber, blubber out]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bubble. [1913 Webster] At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. --Henryson. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A large sea nettle or medusa. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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 disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness] v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle] 2: utter while crying [syn: blubber, blubber out]