Blubber

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To weep, especially in such a manner as to swell the cheeks or disfigure the face; burst into a fit of weeping: used chiefly in sarcasm or ridicule.
  • To bubble; foam.
  • To disfigure with weeping.
  • noun. A bubble.
  • noun. The fat of whales and other cetaceans, from which train-oil is obtained.
  • noun. A gelatinous substance; hence, an acaleph or sea-nettle; a medusa.
  • noun. [⟨ blubber, v.] The act or state of blubbering: as, to be in a blubber.
  • noun. One who blubs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A bubble.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A large sea nettle or medusa.
  • transitive verb. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
  • transitive verb. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
  • intransitive verb. To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
  • noun. Fatty tissue.
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. To make noises or broken words while crying.
  • verb. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
  • noun. excess bodily weight
  • verb. utter while crying
  • verb. cry or whine with snuffling
  • Word Usage
    "But the discerning reader soon realizes that the reason Linda is picked on has nothing to do with her weight although her weight is the subject about which Linda is most sensitive and therefore the subject on which Wendy chooses to focus the majority of her taunts and that the term blubber doesn’t have as much to do with Linda’s size as it does her personality—or lack thereof."