1
a
: the fat of whales and other large marine mammals
b
: excessive fat on the body
2
: the action of blubbering
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Examples of blubber in a Sentence
Verb
Oh, stop blubbering, you big baby!
the poor child was blubbering because he had fallen and skinned his knee
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Alice McDermott, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
Stepping into the impossible shoes of Crispin Glover, Cole’s rubber-limbed George McFly has all the grace of a newborn foal, with a piercing chuckle that borders on blubbering.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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Verb
And then raised the teacup to my lips to keep from blubbering.
—Alice McDermott, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
Stepping into the impossible shoes of Crispin Glover, Cole’s rubber-limbed George McFly has all the grace of a newborn foal, with a piercing chuckle that borders on blubbering.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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“Blubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blubber. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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blubber
1 of 2 noun
blub·ber
ˈbləb-ər 
1
: the fat of whales and other large sea mammals
2
: the action of blubbering
blubber
2 of 2 verb
blubbered; blubbering
-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to weep noisily
2
: to talk and weep at the same time
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