Blubber Definition

blŭbər
blubbered, blubbering, blubbers
verb
blubbered, blubbering, blubbers
To weep loudly, like a child.
Webster's New World
To say while blubbering.
Webster's New World
To utter while crying and sobbing.
American Heritage
To wet, disfigure, or swell with weeping.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
blubbers
The fat of the whale and other sea mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
Webster's New World
Loud weeping; a blubbering.
Webster's New World
Unsightly fat on the human body.
Webster's New World
Any of various large jellyfishes.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Thick or swollen.
Webster's New World

Origin of Blubber

  • Middle English bluberen to bubble from bluber foam

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See blobber, blob, bleb.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English bluber foam

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Blubber Sentence Examples

  • Fish and blubber oils are principally produced in Dundee, London and Greenock.

  • It took the blubber from three sealions to make a barrel of oil.

  • Horn, hoof-parings, woollen rags, fish, blubber and blood, after treatment with sulphuric acid, are all good manures, and should be utilized if readily obtainable.

  • Adult seals have a thick layer of fat, called blubber, under their skin.

  • You need not in imagination adopt the hairy garments, or smear yourself with oil, or eat raw blubber.

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