blub - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

Open English WordNet

cry or whine with snuffling“Stop snivelling — you got yourself into this mess!”Synonyms: snivel sniffle blubber snuffleMore general cry, weep

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Blub (…), transitive & intransitive verb

Origin: Cf. Bleb, Blob.

To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. obsolete

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54