Blubber

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See {Blobber}, {Blob}, {Bleb}.]
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     1. A bubble.
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              At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. --Henryson.


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     2. 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.
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     3. (Zool.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blubbered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Blubbering}.]
     To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a
     childish manner.
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           She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.
                                                    --Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. t.
     1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with
        tears.
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              Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!
                                                    --Prior.
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     2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries);
        -- with forth or out.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blubber
       n 1: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and
            other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
       2: excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in
          herself as well as in others" [syn: {fatness}, {fat}, {avoirdupois}]
          [ant: {leanness}]
       v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
            yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {blub},
             {snuffle}]
       2: utter while crying [syn: {blubber out}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "blubber":
     bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, boil, boil over, boohoo, boom,
     bray, break down, breathe, breeze, bubble, bubble over, bubble up,
     burble, burst into tears, butter, buzz, cackle, chant, chirp, clay,
     coo, crow, cry, cushion, dissolve in tears, dough, down, drawl,
     drone, drop a tear, effervesce, eiderdown, exclaim, feather bed,
     feathers, ferment, fizz, fizzle, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, flute,
     foam, gabble, gasp, gibber, greet, growl, grunt, guggle, gurgle,
     hiss, jabber, kapok, keen, lilt, maunder, mouth, mumble, murmur,
     mutter, pant, pillow, pipe, plop, plush, pudding, puff, putty,
     roar, rubber, rumble, satin, scream, screech, seethe, shed tears,
     shriek, sibilate, sigh, silk, simmer, sing, snap, snarl, snivel,
     snort, sob, sparkle, speak incoherently, splutter, sputter, squall,
     squawk, squeal, susurrate, swansdown, thistledown, thunder,
     trumpet, twang, velvet, wail, warble, wax, weep, whimper, whine,
     whisper, wool, work, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, zephyr