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BLUBBERING
Verb
blubbering
present participle of blubber
Noun
blubbering (countable and uncountable, plural blubberings)
noisy sobbing
Anagrams
• bubble ring
Source: Wiktionary
Blub"ber*ing, n.
Definition: The act of weeping noisily. He spake well save that his blubbering interrupted him. Winthrop.
BLUBBER
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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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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