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blubber

blub·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bluhb-er]
    • /ˈblʌb ər/
    • /ˈblʌb.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhb-er]
    • /ˈblʌb ər/

Definitions of blubber word

  • uncountable noun blubber Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals. 3
  • verb blubber If someone blubbers, they cry noisily and in an unattractive way. 3
  • verb blubber to sob without restraint 3
  • verb blubber to utter while sobbing 3
  • verb blubber to make (the face) wet and swollen or disfigured by crying 3
  • noun blubber a thick insulating layer of fatty tissue below the skin of aquatic mammals such as the whale: used by man as a source of oil 3

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Origin of blubber

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bluber bubble, bubbling water, entrails, whale oil; apparently imitative

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Parts of speech for Blubber

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blubber popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blubber

verb blubber

  • whale — any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
  • sob — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
  • wail — to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
  • swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
  • whimper — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

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