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blub·ber1 (blŭb́ər)

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

verb: -bered, -ber·ing, -bers. 

intransitive verb 

To sob noisily. See synonyms at cry

transitive verb 

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

noun 

A loud sobbing.

derivatives

blub́ber·er
noun
blub́ber·ing·ly
adverb
blub·ber2 (blŭb́ər)

[Middle English bluber, foam.]

noun 

  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.

adjective 

Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.

derivatives

blub́ber·y
adjective