as in cried
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
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The courtroom was full Wednesday of investigators involved over the decades and the extensive Watson family, some of whom cried audibly through the proceedings.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025 -
After Brown disappeared, the owner of the bakery, Alice Lombardi, told CBS News that customers had come into the store and cried.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The hip-hop star and thousands of fans proceeded to do just that as Fowler sobbed happy tears.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 Dec. 2025
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His sister sobbed, clutching tissues in her hand.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Dec. 2025
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Family members wept over the bodies as they were brought to the hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Billed as a final chapter, the film is short on laughs and its romantic arc fails to convince, said Sight and Sound – but fans loved it, and many wept.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Blubbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blubbered. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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