| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To cry, howl, ululate, wail or weep.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To tear. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To babble.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb blubber.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (blubber) | 1. Cry or whine with snuffling.[Wordnet]. 2. Utter while crying.[Wordnet]. 3. To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.[Websters]. 4. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.[Websters]. 5. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: blubbering, blubbered, blubbers, blubberer, blubberers, blubberingly and blubberedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being tearful.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being roaring.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. The act of weeping noisily.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BLUBBERING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BLUBBERING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Weeping so as to swell the cheeks.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of blubber. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: blubber
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Blubber (novel) | Blubber is a novel by Judy Blume first published in 1974. It is about Linda an overweight student, who, after giving an oral report about whales is given the nickname "Blubber" by her teacher, Wendy. (references) | ||
| Blubber out | Utter while crying. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: blubber
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blubber cheeks | Literature | Fat, flabby cheeks, like whale's blubber. "The blubber cheeks of my friend the baronet." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Blubber cheeks | Slang in 1811 | BLUBBER CHEEKS. Large flaccid cheeks, hanging like the fat or blubber of a whale. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| Blubber finger | Medicine | A condition among seal hunters, believed due to Erysipeloid, usually occurring in the spring of the year while hunters are out on the drifting ice. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| To blubber | Slang in 1811 | 1: TO BLUBBER. To cry. 2: TO SPORT BLUBBER. Said of a large coarse woman, who exposes her bosom. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: blubber | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Blubber | 24 | Blubber | 24 | |
| Blubber (novel) | 9 | Blubber (novel) | 9 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
