Synonyms of blubber

blubber

verb

ˈblə-bər 

as in to cry

to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress

the poor child was blubbering because he had fallen and skinned his knee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cry
• sob
• weep
• blub
• scream
• bawl
• grieve
• whine
• squall
• whimper
• mourn
• howl
• lament
• wail
• groan
• greet
• sigh
• snivel
• moan
• keen
• bleat
• mewl
• pule
• sniffle
• yowl

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blubber

The pearl-clutchers are stuck in the past, blubbering over things like the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War or the Waffen-SS slaughtering 84 American soldiers captured in Malmedy, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge. — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025

The novel ends with a virtuoso lampooning of the aunt’s funeral that cuts straight through the rural superstitions and drunken blubbering. — Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

With scheming lawyer co-conspirator Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri) murdered, dark Dutton son Jamie (Wes Bentley) is alone, cornered, and blubbering. — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024

One year ago, the chubby and blubbering soon-to-be leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was seen walking alongside the hearse that carried his dead father, Kim Jong Il. — Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2012