chubbier; chubbiest
: somewhat fat : plump
a chubby child
a baby with chubby cheeks
Chubby, crackly egg rolls with chicken, beef, or vegetables are deep-fried to order …—
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Examples of chubby in a Sentence
the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler
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Mary and the chubby infant are enveloped within the contour of a protective royal blue cloak, safe even from the seemingly placid world of nature unfolding behind them.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The hush puppies are not round but shaped like chubby fingers.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
The chubby pup, famous in his home state, had her own chair on stage next to Justice, who touted Trump and Republicans' chances in 2024.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
The premise became the ultimate fight between good and evil when God (Tom Ellis) and the Devil (Sasheer Zamata) are both fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity, trapped inside the bodies of two chubby house cats.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 July 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
The hush puppies are not round but shaped like chubby fingers.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
The chubby pup, famous in his home state, had her own chair on stage next to Justice, who touted Trump and Republicans' chances in 2024.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
The premise became the ultimate fight between good and evil when God (Tom Ellis) and the Devil (Sasheer Zamata) are both fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity, trapped inside the bodies of two chubby house cats.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 July 2024
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chubby. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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