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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The two sat in silence before Carter began crying.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
13 Feb. 2026 -
When the winning score was announced Cizeron hugged his coach and covered his face while crying.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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But producers kept the cameras rolling throughout Shandi’s distress, capturing her sobbing frame and even filming a tearful phone call with her boyfriend back home.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2026
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There’s Pete Carroll holding the hand of his sobbing grandson as television cameras invaded his personal space.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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When the credits rolled after 136 British minutes, the theater filled with the sounds of women openly weeping while laughing at themselves for weeping.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Breakups always took place in the rain, the sky weeping for our heroines’ lonely, broken hearts.—
Alexandra Romanoff,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Blubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blubbing. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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