Thesaurus results for BLUB

blub

verb

ˈbləb

Definition of blub

chiefly British

as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress the little girl was blubbing so uncontrollably that we couldn't understand what she was saying

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Recent Examples of blub And then Jack was blubbing at the end of the aisle! — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Topping them both would be star player Paul Gascoigne blubbing on the pitch after receiving a yellow card during a semi-final against West Germany that ruled him out of a potential final. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026

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There’s an emotional sequence with the young child Akiko crying that involves her parents.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
When Lebrun returned to Florida, his two children — a son and a daughter — both cried.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of cry

Verb

Instead, there’s just an awful lot of tears — and young Nagatani is by far the best at sobbing.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Police believe she was knocked to the ground and could be heard gasping for breath and sobbing before the video ended, the warrant affidavit said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of sob

Verb

Matt might be able to pull a similar move and establish himself as bosun — Joe Bradley, watch and weep — if Alex doesn’t get his ass up and work.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
Aws’s younger sister Touline, 9, perched on the arm of a sofa where four weeping elderly women sat pressed together.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

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