blubber

¹blub·ber

verb \ˈblə-bər\

blub·beredblub·ber·ing\ˈblə-b(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of BLUBBER

intransitive verb

: to weep noisily

transitive verb

1

: to swell, distort, or wet with weeping

2

: to utter while weeping

Examples of BLUBBER

1. Oh, stop blubbering, you big baby!
2. <the poor child was blubbering because she had fallen and skinned her knee>

Origin of BLUBBER

Middle English blubren to make a bubbling sound, from bluber

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BLUBBER

Synonyms: bawl, blub [chiefly British], cry, sob, weep

Related Words: greet [Scottish], grieve, keen, lament, mourn; howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl; bleat, mewl, pule, whimper, whine; sniffle, snivel; groan, moan, sigh

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Rhymes with BLUBBER

clubber, drubber, dubber, grubber, lubber, rubber, scrubber, slubber, snubber, tubber