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blubber
(redirected from blubberingly)

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blub·ber 1  (blbr)
v. blub·bered, blub·ber·ing, blub·bers
v.intr.
To sob noisily. See Synonyms at cry.
v.tr.
1. To utter while crying and sobbing.
2. To make wet and swollen by weeping.
n.
A loud sobbing.

[Middle English bluberen, to bubble, from bluber, foam.]

blubber·er n.
blubber·ing·ly adv.

blub·ber 2  (blbr)
n.
1. The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals, from which an oil is obtained.
2. Excessive body fat.
3. A large sea nettle or medusa.
adj.
Swollen and protruding: blubber cheeks.

[Middle English bluber, foam.]

blubber·y adj.

blubber
Noun
1. the fatty tissue of aquatic mammals such as the whale
2. Informal flabby body fat
Verb
to sob without restraint [probably imitative]

blubber  (blbr)
The thick layer of fat between the skin and the muscle layers of whales and other marine mammals. It insulates the animal from heat loss and serves as a food reserve.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blubber - an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
animal oil - any oil obtained from animal substances
2.blubberblubber - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
bodily property - an attribute of the body
adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness - having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
abdominousness, paunchiness - the bodily property of a protruding belly
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness - consisting of or covered with oil
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity - more than average fatness
steatopygia - an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks
Verb1.blubber - cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
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"
2.blubber - utter while crying
mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Translations
blubber [ˈblʌbəʳ] ngrasa de ballena
vi (pej) → lloriquear

blubber [ˈblʌbəʳ] nblanc m de baleine
vi (pej) → pleurer comme un veau

blubber [ˈblʌbəʳ] nWalfischspeck m
vi (pej) → heulen

blubber [ˈblʌbəʳ] ngrasso di balena
vi (pej) → piangere forte

blubber
n blubber [ˈblabə]
the fat of whales and other sea animals. walvisspek دُهْن الحوت китова мас tuk (velrybí) spæk der Walfischspeck λίπος φάλαινας και άλλων θαλάσσιων ζώων grasa de ballena traan چربی نهنگ و دیگر پستانداران دریایی valaanrasva blanc de baleine שוּמַן לִויָתָן ह्वेल या अन्य समुद्री जीवों की चरबी kitovo salo bálnazsír lemak paus, dll. (hval/sel)spik grasso di balena (鯨の) 脂肪 고래 등의 지방 (banginių ir pan.) taukai trāns lemak blubber (hval/sel)spekk tran banha untură de balenă ворвань veľrybí tuk ribja mast salo späck ชั้นไขมันที่อยู่ระหว่างชั้นกล้ามเนื้อและหนังของปลาวาฬ yağ, balina yağı 鯨脂,海獸脂 китовий жир, ворвань وہیل اور دیگر سمندری جانوروں کی چربی mỡ cá voi


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