Blubbered

Blubbered
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]


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  • Blubbered — Blub bered, p. p. & a. Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blubbered — adj. with contorted or disfigured features while weeping blub·ber || blÊŒbÉ™ n. whale fat (Zoology); excess fat; noisy crying, sobbing v. burst into loud crying; swell from crying adj. swollen from crying; swollen, fat, thick …   English contemporary dictionary

  • blubbered — blubbˈered adjective Of a face, swollen with weeping • • • Main Entry: ↑blubber …   Useful english dictionary

  • blubber — I UK [ˈblʌbə(r)] / US [ˈblʌbər] verb Word forms blubber : present tense I/you/we/they blubber he/she/it blubbers present participle blubbering past tense blubbered past participle blubbered informal 1) [intransitive] to cry in a noisy and… …   English dictionary

  • blub´ber|like´ — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • blub´ber|ing|ly — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • blub´ber|er — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • blub|ber — «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3. noisy… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blubbering — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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