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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Verb
Oh, stop blubbering, you big baby!
the poor child was blubbering because he had fallen and skinned his knee
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Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
One year ago, the chubby and blubbering soon-to-be leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was seen walking alongside the hearse that carried his dead father, Kim Jong Il.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2012
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Scientists have also drawn on historical evidence—the harpoon tips embedded in the animals’ blubber.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The novel ends with a virtuoso lampooning of the aunt’s funeral that cuts straight through the rural superstitions and drunken blubbering.
—Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
One year ago, the chubby and blubbering soon-to-be leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was seen walking alongside the hearse that carried his dead father, Kim Jong Il.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2012
Noun
This indicates that the food on land does not provide the same amount of nutrients as seals, which are full of fat and blubber.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Scientists have also drawn on historical evidence—the harpoon tips embedded in the animals’ blubber.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Blubber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blubber. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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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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