BLUB

snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle

(verb) cry or whine with snuffling; “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

blub (third-person singular simple present blubs, present participle blubbing, simple past and past participle blubbed)

To cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).

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

Noun

blub (plural blubs)

The act of blubbing.

Adjective

blub (not comparable)

(attributively) Swollen, puffed, protruding.

Anagrams

• bulb

Source: Wiktionary


Blub, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. Bleb, Blob.]

Definition: To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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