blub

verb

\ ˈbləb

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blubbed; blubbing

Definition of blub

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: blubber

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Examples of blub in a Sentence

the girl was blubbing so uncontrollably that we couldn't understand what she was trying to tell us

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Bridget Jones blubbing into her ice cream, obsessing over pounds gained and cigarettes smoked? Beach book. — Jennifer Weiner, EW.com, "Jennifer Weiner pens essay on beach reads for EW: 'I've tried to make peace with the label'," 17 June 2019

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The first known use of blub was in 1860

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