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blub [blʌb]
vb blubs, blubbing, blubbed
Brit a slang word for blubber [1-3]
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Verb1.blub - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
blubber, sniffle, snivel, snuffle
weep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
Translations
blub [blʌb] VI (Brit) → lloriquear
blub
vi (inf) → heulen (inf), → flennen (inf, pej)


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