blub´ber|ing|ly

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. 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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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.… …   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

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  • blubber — blub•ber [[t]ˈblʌb ər[/t]] n. 1) zool. the layer of fat below the skin of the whale or other large marine mammal 2) excess body fat 3) an act of noisy, unrestrained weeping 4) to weep noisily and without restraint 5) to utter, esp. incoherently,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Blubbering — Blub ber*ing, n. The act of weeping noisily. [1913 Webster] He spake well save that his blubbering interrupted him. Winthrop. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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