v., -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

v.intr.

To sob noisily. See synonyms at cry.

v.tr.

1. To utter while crying and sobbing.
2. To make wet and swollen by weeping.

n.

A loud sobbing.

[Middle English bluberen, to bubble, from bluber, foam.]

blubberer blub'ber·er n.
blubberingly blub'ber·ing·ly adv.
blub·ber² (blŭb'ər)
n.

1. The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
2. Excessive body fat.
3. A large sea nettle or medusa.

adj.

Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.

[Middle English bluber, foam.]

blubbery blub'ber·y adj.

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verb

To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, cry, howl, keen, sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil

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The verb blubber has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: cry or whine with snuffling
  Synonyms: snivel, sniffle, blub, snuffle

Meaning #2: utter while crying
  Synonym: blubber out

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The adjective blubber has one meaning:

Meaning #1: swollen with fat
  Synonym: blubbery

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - flæbe, hulke
v. tr. - hulke frem
n. - flæben, hulken

2.
n. - blæver
adj. - hævet

Nederlands (Dutch)
walvisvet, gejank, janken, opgezwollen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - pleurnicher, chialer (fam)
v. tr. - chialer (fam), pleurer comme un veau
n. - sanglot(s), pleur(s)

2.
n. - graisse de baleine, blanc de baleine, (fig) graisse, lard (hum), grosse méduse
adj. - adipeux, boursouflé, lippu

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - flennen, weinen, schluchzen, (ugs) heulen
n. - Geflenne, weinerliches Sprechen, (ugs) Heulen

2.
n. - Speck, Fett, Walfischspeck
adj. - geschwollen, wulstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λίπος φάλαινας, πάχος, γοερό κλάμα
v. - κλαίω γοερά, πλαντάζω (στο κλάμα), μυξοκλαίω, κλαψουρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
piangere a calde lagrime, balbettare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gordura (f) de baleia e outros animais marinhos, choradeira (f)
v. - chorar ruidosamente

Русский (Russian)
реветь, рыдать, жир

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - hacer lloriqueos, emitir sollozos, hacer pucheros (lloro de un bebé)
v. tr. - lloriquear, llorar a moco tendido
n. - lloriqueo, sollozo

2.
n. - grasa animal
adj. - engrasado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - späck, manet, böl, gråt
v. - snyfta, gråta, böla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 哽咽, 哭诉, 啜泣

2. 鲸脂, 鲸油, 肿大的, 肥厚的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 鯨脂, 鯨油
adj. - 腫大的, 肥厚的

2.
v. intr. - 哽咽
v. tr. - 哭訴
n. - 啜泣, 哽咽

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 울다
v. tr. - 울면서 횡설수설 말하다, 울어서 붓게 하다
n. - 훌쩍훌쩍 울기

2.
n. - 고래의 지방
adj. - 울어서 부어 오른, 투터운

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 脂肪層, 余分な脂肪, おいおい泣くこと, 脂肪
v. - おいおい泣く, 泣きながら言う
adj. - 厚ぼったい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شحم الحوت, نحيب, بكاء (فعل) بكى, دمعت عيناه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ייבב, בכה‬
v. tr. - ‮ייבב, בכה‬
n. - ‮שומן לוויתן, ייבוב‬
n. - ‮עודף שומן‬
adj. - ‮נפוחות, בולטות (שפתיים)‬

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