blub´ber|like´

blub´ber|like´: blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective.

–n.

1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps.

2. excess fat on the body.

3. noisy weeping.

–v.i.

to weep noisily; sob: »He blubbered like a great schoolboy who had been whipped (Tobias Smollett).

–v.t.

1. to utter with tears; sob (forth or out): »He blubbered out an apology.

2. to disfigure or swell with crying: »How blubbered is that pretty face (Matthew Prior).

–adj.

swollen; protruding; thick: »blubber lips.

╂[Middle English bluber; imitative]

–blub´ber|er, noun.

–blub´ber|ing|ly, adverb.

–blub´ber|like´, adjective.

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blub´ber|ing|ly — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
blub´ber|er — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
blub|ber — «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3. noisy… … Useful english dictionary
blub|ber|y — «BLUHB uhr ee», adjective. 1. like blubber: »blubbery lips. 2. containing blubber; fat … Useful english dictionary
blubber — blub|ber1 [ blʌbər ] verb INFORMAL 1. ) intransitive to cry in a noisy and uncontrolled way: The woman was blubbering like a child. 2. ) transitive to try to say something while you are crying: I didn t mean to do it! he blubbered. blubber… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Blubbery — Blub ber*y, a. 1. Swollen; protuberant. [1913 Webster] 2. Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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