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Pronunciation : Blub"ber
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Blobber, Blob, Bleb.]
Definition : 1. A bubble. At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. Henryson.

2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.

3. (Zo?l.)

Defn: A large sea nettle or medusa.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Blub"ber
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner. She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair. Swift.

i. [imp. & p. p. Blubbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blubbering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Blub"ber
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears. Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face! Prior.

2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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