blubbered

verb

past tense of blubber
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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  1. cried
  2. sobbed
  3. wept
Verb
  • Birdie cried and slept and cried, then woke to an oily splotch on the pillowcase.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At first site, Peters met Moses at the car door and both embraced and cried.
    — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Gartshore, who pleaded not guilty, sobbed after the verdict was read, BBC News reported.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of sobbed
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  • Clancy, 35, wept at the defense table as ex-husband Patrick Clancy and other witnesses testified last week about the killings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Jean walked down to the pier near her house, stood by the water and wept.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of wept
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