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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First launched by the National Park Service in 2014 as Fat Bear Tuesday, Fat Bear Week is an annual tournament-style bracket competition where the public votes for their favorite chubby bear.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
His sculpture of a white, chubby pigeon, standing proudly on a pedestal, became an emblem of Colombia's efforts to make peace with rebel groups and is currently placed in a prominent gallery inside the nation's presidential palace.
—Manuel Rueda The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
His sculpture of a white, chubby pigeon, standing proudly on a pedestal became an emblem of Colombia’s efforts to make peace with rebel groups and is currently placed in a prominent gallery inside the nation’s presidential palace.
—Manuel Rueda, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
The girl, whose existence hadn’t previously been confirmed, appeared to be about 10 years old and had her father’s signature chubby cheeks.
—Melanie Kirkpatrick, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
The officers spotted their target: a short, chubby man in pajamas.
—Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
The authors do an incredible job of leaping up off the page and slapping me in my chubby face, stylistically speaking.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 7 Sep. 2023
Near a fence, strollers pause as chubby fingers point at the flamingos.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
This is the very real story of the little bucktoothed, chubby 9-year-old boy who invented the MC, and the other Black folk in this city in the South called Atlanta.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
His sculpture of a white, chubby pigeon, standing proudly on a pedestal, became an emblem of Colombia's efforts to make peace with rebel groups and is currently placed in a prominent gallery inside the nation's presidential palace.
—Manuel Rueda The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
His sculpture of a white, chubby pigeon, standing proudly on a pedestal became an emblem of Colombia’s efforts to make peace with rebel groups and is currently placed in a prominent gallery inside the nation’s presidential palace.
—Manuel Rueda, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
The girl, whose existence hadn’t previously been confirmed, appeared to be about 10 years old and had her father’s signature chubby cheeks.
—Melanie Kirkpatrick, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023
The officers spotted their target: a short, chubby man in pajamas.
—Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
The authors do an incredible job of leaping up off the page and slapping me in my chubby face, stylistically speaking.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 7 Sep. 2023
Near a fence, strollers pause as chubby fingers point at the flamingos.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
This is the very real story of the little bucktoothed, chubby 9-year-old boy who invented the MC, and the other Black folk in this city in the South called Atlanta.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
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1722, in the meaning defined above
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chubby. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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