Blubber

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To sob noisily. See Synonyms at cry.
  • v. To utter while crying and sobbing.
  • v. To make wet and swollen by weeping.
  • n. A loud sobbing.
  • n. The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
  • n. Excessive body fat.
  • n. A large sea nettle or medusa.
  • adj. Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
  • n. Fatty tissue.
  • n. 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.
  • v. To make noises or broken words while crying.
  • v. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bubble.
  • n. 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.
  • n. A large sea nettle or medusa.
  • verb-intransitive. To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
  • v. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
  • v. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To weep, especially in such a manner as to swell the cheeks or disfigure the face; burst into a fit of weeping: used chiefly in sarcasm or ridicule.
  • To bubble; foam.
  • To disfigure with weeping.
  • n. A bubble.
  • n. The fat of whales and other cetaceans, from which train-oil is obtained.
  • n. A gelatinous substance; hence, an acaleph or sea-nettle; a medusa.
  • n. [⟨ blubber, v.] The act or state of blubbering: as, to be in a blubber.
  • n. One who blubs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
  • n. excess bodily weight
  • v. utter while crying
  • v. cry or whine with snuffling
  • Verb Form
    blubbered    blubbering    blubbers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    animal oil    mouth    verbalise    speak    verbalize    utter    talk    weep    cry   
    Form
    blubbered    blubbering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bubble    Cr    adipose tissue   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lubber    rubber    scrubber   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gristle    tallow    spermaceti    whalebone    firewood    seaweed    lard    tusk    flotsam    offal