'Blubber' definitions:
Definition of 'blubber'
(from WordNet)
noun
An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
noun
Excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness]
verb
Cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" [syn: snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle]
verb
Utter while crying [syn: blubber, blubber out]
Definition of 'Blubber'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Blubber'
From: GCIDE
- Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. t.
- 1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. [1913 Webster]
- Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Blubber'
From: GCIDE
- Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A bubble. [1913 Webster]
- At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. --Henryson. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) A large sea nettle or medusa. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'blubber'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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