blubbing

present participle of blub, chiefly British
as in crying
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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  • Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Several dozen students gathered under half-staff flags — some crying quietly, others clutching flowers.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • The camera cuts between Dennis, who’s sobbing, and Roman, who’s horrified, processing Dennis’ betrayal.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple videos show kids sobbing over losing their brain rot character.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Safdie embraced Johnson and his co-star Emily Blunt during the ovation, weeping alongside him.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Blubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blubbing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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