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BLUBBER
fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois
(noun) excess bodily weight; “she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others”
blubber
(noun) an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle
(verb) cry or whine with snuffling; “Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!”
blubber, blubber out
(verb) utter while crying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blubber (countable and uncountable, plural blubbers)
A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
Fatty tissue.
Synonym: adipose tissue
The thick coat of fat worn by many Arctic animals, such as sea lions, and Antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
(obsolete) A bubble.
Verb
blubber (third-person singular simple present blubbers, present participle blubbering, simple past and past participle blubbered)
To make noises or broken words while crying.
(archaic, transitive) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Anagrams
• bubbler
Source: Wiktionary
Blub"ber, n. Etym: [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.]
1. A bubble. At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. Henryson.
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.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large sea nettle or medusa.
Blub"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blubbering.]
Definition: To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner. She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. Swift.
Blub"ber, v. t.
1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.
2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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