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Webster 1913 Edition


Blubber

Blub′ber

,
Noun.
[See
Blobber
,
Blob
,
Bleb
.]
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.
(Zool.)
A large sea nettle or medusa.

Blub′ber

,
Verb.
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.
She wept, she
blubbered
, and she tore her hair.
Swift.

Blub′ber

,
Verb.
T.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Blubber

BLUB'BER

,
Noun.
[See Blobber, Blob and Bleb.]
1.
A blobber, or bubble; a common vulgar word, but legitimate.
2.
The fat of whales and other large sea animals, of which is made train-oil. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
3.
Sea nettle, or sea blubber, the medusa.

BLUB'BER

,
Verb.
I.
To weep in such a manner as to swell the cheeks.
If I mistake not, this word carries with it the idea of weeping, so as to slaver.

BLUB'BER

,
Verb.
T.
To swell the cheeks or disfigure the face with weeping.

Definition 2024


blubber

blubber

English

Noun

blubber (plural blubbers)

  1. A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
  2. Fatty tissue.
  3. The thick coat of fat worn by many arctic animals, such as sea lions, and antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
    • 2013 August 3, Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
      The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. [] It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
  4. (obsolete) A bubble.
    • Henryson
      At his mouth a blubber stood of foam.

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Verb

blubber (third-person singular simple present blubbers, present participle blubbering, simple past and past participle blubbered)

  1. To make noises or broken words while crying.
    • Jonathan Swift
      She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.
  2. (archaic) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
    • Prior
      Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!

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German

Verb

blubber

  1. First-person singular present of blubbern.
  2. Imperative singular of blubbern.