blubber

Definitions


[ˈblʌbə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the foaming of the sea, also a bubble on water): perhaps symbolic; compare with blob and blotch


[ˈblʌbə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person's lips) swollen or protruding


Phrases:

Origin:
alteration of obsolete blabber ‘swollen’
late Middle English (denoting the foaming of the sea, also a bubble on water): perhaps symbolic; compare with blob and blotch


[ˈblʌbə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cry noisily and uncontrollably; sob
(e.g: he was blubbering like a child)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: probably symbolic; compare with blob and blubber




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