[syn: blubber, blubber out]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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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]